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1815 - October 24: territorial governing council enacts the charter for the City of Detroit to be governed by a five-person board of trustees. [1] 1817 Catholepistemiad (University of Michigan) established. [5] Detroit Book Store in business. [7] 1818 Walk-in-the-Water Great Lakes passenger steamboat begins operating. [5] Detroit Mechanics ...
Treaty of Detroit: Treaty with the Ottawa, etc. 7 Stat. 105: 66 Odawa, Ojibwe, Wyandot, Potawatomi: 1808 November 10 Treaty of Fort Clark: Treaty with the Osage 7 Stat. 107: 67, 68, 69 Osage: 1808 November 25 Treaty of Brownstown: Treaty with the Chippewa, etc. 7 Stat. 112: 70 Council of Three Fires (Ojibwe, Odawa, Potawatomi), Wyandot, Shawnee ...
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Edson, Moore & Co Advertisement from 1913 Detroit City Directory. At the turn of the century, Edson Moore filed articles of incorporation and appointed their first president, Abram Sherrill, a former book-keeper turned partner with the firm. [19] In 1910, the journal "Trade" reported that the firm was opening a branch office in Calumet, Michigan.
The Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. The treaty was signed in Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 1807, with William Hull, governor of the Michigan Territory and superintendent of Indian affairs, the sole representative of the U.S. [2]
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In 1833, Trowbridge became an alderman of the city of Detroit, [1] and briefly served as Mayor during the cholera epidemic of 1834, resigning his position soon after. [2] In 1837, he ran as the Whig candidate for governor of Michigan, and was defeated by Stevens T. Mason. This was the last time he ran for public office.
The Ransom Gillis House brought to Detroit the Venetian Gothic style, made popular by John Ruskin's book The Stones of Venice. [18] The centerpiece of the structure is the turret situated in the front left corner, the circumference of which is accented by five rows of tiles of simple geometric designs in hues of bright blue, red, yellow, and brown.