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Eber Brock Ward (1811–1875), Detroit's first millionaire; Alpheus S. Williams (1810–1878), American Civil War general and U.S. Representative from Michigan. John R. Williams (1782–1854), first and sixth Mayor of Detroit under the second charter (1824–1825, 1830) and namesake of John R. Street [4]
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
The Coleman A. Young Municipal Center is owned and operated by the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority, which was created in 1948 by the Michigan Legislature. [2] The building contains a library, a courthouse, and the city hall. When it opened, the City-County Building replaced both the historic Detroit City Hall and Wayne County Building.
Each bulb sends up a long, naked stalk bearing one or two showy lily flowers. The stalk bows at the end so that the face of the flower points at the ground. There are six tepals in shades of pink or light purple which may have yellow or white spotting toward the center of the flower. The tepals may be straight or recurved so far that their tips ...
Together with the Renaissance Center, they form the city's distinctive skyline. Detroit's architecture is recognized as being among the finest in the U.S. Detroit has one of the largest surviving collections of late-19th- and early-20th-century buildings in the U.S. [3] Because of the city's economic difficulties, the National Trust for ...
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Wednesday, January 8, 2025The New York Times
Lily: Purity, theological virtues of justice, charity and hope; also the Holy Trinity. The White Lily is specific to virginal saints, whether female or male: Lilies with three petals [3] Lily of the valley: Chastity, humility and humbleness of Mary: Palm branch: Martyrdom: Symbol of victory, triumph and peace Passionflower: Crucifixion of Jesus
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