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4 days ago · Detroit, Michigan. Detroit, city, seat of Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is located on the Detroit River (connecting Lakes Erie and St. Clair) opposite Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1701 by a French trader, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who built a fort on the river and named it Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit in ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t /; dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t /) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 29th-most populous city in
Apr 24, 2024 · The city has ties to Mark Twain through the Detroit Opera House. The “Paul McCartney is Dead” hoax started here. And the Detroit Red Wings hired the first female president of a major sports franchise in 1952 — with the Wings going on to win the Stanley Cup in 1954 and 1955. And these all have been covered by the Detroit History Podcast.
5 days ago · The Burton Historical Collection (BHC) of the Detroit Public Library began as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton. In addition to being a prominent attorney, Mr. Burton was a Detroit historiographer and the founder of the C. M. Burton Abstract Co. Mr. Burton’s original intention was to assemble a collection on the history of Detroit.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Explore the heritage of Detroit and pivotal moments in American history through our newest digital collections. These collections offer a glimpse into the city’s past neighborhoods like Poletown and Black Bottom, captured by photographers Bruce L. Harkness and Edward “Bucky” Stanton.
Apr 30, 2024 · Online Historic Maps. This website links to a few historic maps of Detroit, ranging in date from 1708-1830. This database of historic maps contains several maps of the Detroit area. This website contains planning and land-use maps of Detroit from 1936-1939. Can view historic maps of Detroit ranging from 1830-1921 as a JPEG or Plugin.
May 1, 2024 · Michigan Central is planning a free concert and open house events in June to introduce the revamped train station to Detroiters. CEO Joshua Sirefman said 3,100 workers labored for 1.7 million hours to renovate the site. It originally opened in 1913 but became a symbol of Detroit’s decline after being vacated in 1988.
