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Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with U.S. settlement around the Great Lakes. By 1920, based on the booming auto industry and ...
September 13: City of Detroit incorporated by the territorial governing council. [6] Solomon Sibley becomes mayor. 1809 - February 24: Territorial governing council repeals the 1806 incorporation of the city. 1810 Methodist Episcopal Society formed. [4] Population: 770. [6]
Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...
When Detroit was turned over to the Americans in 1796, Colonel Jean François Hamtramck was named commander of Detroit, a position he held until his death in 1803. [5] The first local rule of Detroit was established in 1802, when Detroit was incorporated as a town. [6]
West of Detroit to I-275 it is known as the Jeffries Freeway; in Detroit it is the Rosa Parks Memorial Highway, but it is sometimes still known as the Jeffries. I-275, most of whose mileage is in Wayne County, serves the southern side of the Detroit Metro Airport. I-375 is the nation's shortest Interstate Highway to be signed. However some ...
Pages in category "History of Detroit" The following 117 pages are in this category, out of 117 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The flag of Detroit. The government of Detroit, Michigan is run by a mayor, the nine-member Detroit City Council, the eleven-member Board of Police Commissioners, and a clerk. All of these officers are elected on a nonpartisan ballot, with the exception of four of the police commissioners, who are appointed by the mayor.
Journal of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan: Second Session—First Council, Detroit: Sheldon and Reed, 1825 Legislative Council, State of Michigan (2017), Michigan Manual (2017–2018 ed.), Lansing: Legislative Service Bureau, ISBN 1-878210-06-8 , retrieved October 4, 2019