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In 1957, Alfred and Matilda Dodge Wilson donated the 1,500 acre estate to Michigan State University, along with $2 million to create a branch college campus, now known as Oakland University. [5] The Wilsons moved out of Meadow Brook Hall in 1953 into their newly built retirement home, Sunset Terrace nearby, and lived there until Alfred's death ...
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. Farmer, Silas (1890).
The center is a part of the overall Michigan Capitol Complex, the group of state-owned buildings that adjoins the Michigan State Capitol. [1] The Michigan History Museum is the flagship facility of the Michigan History Museum System, a 12-site state bureau that operates a variety of publicly interpreted historical museums and locations ...
Here's what's happened Today in History.
2001 The emigration rate for Michigan began to exceed the immigration rate. 2002 Michigan elected its first female governor, Democrat Jennifer Granholm. 2009 Michigan had the worst unemployment rate of any state, peaking at over 15%, due to the Automotive industry crisis of 2008–2010 and the Great Recession.
Sociologist Meghan A. Burke writes that Chin's killing prompted the creation of activist coalitions and a shared sense of pan-Asian identity for the first time in U.S. history. [8] The case has since been viewed as a turning point for Asian American civil rights engagement and a rallying cry for stronger federal hate crime legislation. [10]
After the sawmill's abandonment in 1839, the original sawmill complex buildings rotted and disappeared. However, timbers cut by the original mill survived in buildings on Mackinac Island (Mission Church and Mission House, built in the 1820s and still there today). Saw marks on these timbers could be used to reconstruct the mill machinery so as ...
Pardon the dust. Workers are unpacking over 200 years of local history for a new museum downtown. The Akron History Center at 172 S. Main St. is a blur of activity. Crews are busy installing 20 ...