When it comes to the city of Kalamazoo and the origins of its name, there are many different takes and theories as to how the city went from being named Bronson to Kalamazoo in the 1800s.
But one theory dating back to the Kalamazoo Gazette 103 years ago claims it could’ve been because of a long-distance running native American called Fleet Foot, who won a race in 1803 that determined the fate of the city.
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According to a post from Vanished Kalamazoo, Fleet Foot was said to have won a heat and race which had a jug of elderberry wine as the prize, and after draining the jug of alcohol in celebration, was seen swaying back and forth on his way home, mumbling to himself, “Kala-ma-zoo, Kala-ma-zoo,” which means “the boiling pot, the boiling pot.”
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