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  2. History of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Congress awarded the "Toledo Strip" to Ohio. Michigan received the western part of the Upper Peninsula as a concession and formally entered the Union as a state on January 26, 1837. When iron and copper were discovered in the Upper Peninsula, impetus was created for the construction of the Soo Locks, completed in 1855.

  3. Troy, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Troy is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It is located about 22 miles (35 km) north of downtown Detroit and is a northern suburb with the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 87,294, making it the most populous city in Oakland County and the 13th-most populous municipality in the state.

  4. Troy Historic Village - Wikipedia

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    60 W. Wattles Rd., Troy, Michigan. Coordinates. 42°34′41″N 83°08′58″W  /  42.5780°N 83.1495°W  / 42.5780; -83.1495. Website. www.troyhistoricvillage.org. The Troy Historic Village is located in the city of Troy, Michigan. The establishment allows visitors to view the lifestyle of those who lived in Troy Township in the 1800s.

  5. Newaygo County, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Newaygo County (/ nəweɪɡoʊ / nə-WAY-goh) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 49,978. [ 2 ] The county seat is White Cloud. [ 3 ] The county was created in 1840, [ 4 ] and was organized in 1851. It was either named for an Ojibwe leader who signed the Treaty of Saginaw in 1819 ...

  6. Oakland County, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Oakland County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan.It is a principal county of the Detroit metropolitan area, containing the bulk of Detroit's northern suburbs.Its seat of government is Pontiac, [a] and its largest city is Troy. [4]

  7. Template : Population of Michigan cities and counties (1860 ...

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    Counties. Template:Population of Michigan cities and counties (1860 Census) In the 1860 United States census, Michigan was recorded as having a population of 749,113, an increase of 88.4% from the 1850 Census when the population was 397,654. By 1870, Michigan's population had increased by another 58.1% to 1,184,059.

  8. Brooks Farm - Wikipedia

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    Added to NRHP. March 16, 1972. Designated MSHS. June 19, 1971 [2] The William Brooks Farm, also known as the Washington Stanley Farm, is a farmsite located at 3521 Big Beaver Road in Troy, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

  9. Michigan meridian - Wikipedia

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    The Michigan meridian is clearly visible in the map of Native American land cessions in Michigan. The Michigan meridian is the principal meridian (or north–south line) used as a reference in the Michigan Survey, the survey of the U.S. state of Michigan in the early 19th century. It is located at 84 degrees, 21 minutes and 53 seconds west ...