Origin
The name Calumet is said to come from French interpretations of either the Delaware or Potawatami names for the rivers in question or a corruption of the Old French term "Chalemel," which means reed. The word appears on early maps as Cal-La-Mick, Kil-La-Mick, Calumic, etc.
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