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1855 Michigan State University was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, becoming the first land grant university in the United States. 1861-1865 Michigan sent 90,000 men, nearly a quarter of the state's male population, to fight in state regiments in the Civil War. 1871 Fires burned Manistee and Holland.
Dunbar, Willis F. and George S. May. Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State, 3rd ed. (1995) the standard comprehensive textbook 1980 edition online Farmer, Silas (1889). The history of Detroit and Michigan; or, The metropolis illustrated; a full record of territorial days in Michigan, and the annals of Wayne County .
They were introduced in different years based on local decisions. Michigan adopted Central Standard Time throughout the state effective September 18, 1885. [1] [2] [3] In 1915, Detroit changed to Eastern time to be on the same time zone as New York, [4] followed by most of the rest of the state in 1931. [5]
The Delaware State enacted a new constitution, renaming itself the State of Delaware. [90] no change to map: August 3, 1795 Representatives of the United States and the Western Confederacy sign the Treaty of Greenville, ending the Northwest Indian War and ceding most of the modern state of Ohio to United States control. [91] February 29, 1796
Pages in category "Histories of cities in Michigan" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Timeline of Dearborn; History of Detroit; L.
Ohio and Michigan have been rivals longer than some might think. Their first clash came in the 1800s over Toledo.
The city of Detroit, in the U.S. state of Michigan, has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. The population of the city has fallen from a high of 1,850,000 in 1950 to 680,000 in 2015, removing it from the top 20 of US cities by population for the first time since 1850. [114]
Photos from the National Archives show Michigan State University 100 years ago. ... according to a history of the building. This photo was taken sometime between 1905 and 1920. The building has ...