The oldest city in the Calumet region, Hammond dates back to 1851 when Ernest Hohman, a German immigrant, built a log cabin on the north bank of the Grand Calumet. The area's first industrial enterprise was a meat packing company begun by George H. Hammond some 17 years later just across the river. Over the years the original name of Hohmanville was abandoned, and the town came to be called Hammond. Learn More...