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The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, [1] until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit was the territorial capital.
Category: 1805 in the United States by state or territory. ... 1805 in Michigan Territory (2 C) 1805 in Mississippi Territory (2 C) N. 1805 in New Hampshire (2 C)
Colonel Henry Dodge was the commander of the Michigan Territory Militia in Wisconsin during the Black Hawk War of 1832, from a sketch by artist, George Catlin. The Michigan Territory Militia was the predecessor to the Michigan Army National Guard and existed from 1805 to 1837 as an entity concurrent with Michigan Territory's existence in the United States.
In 1800, the Indiana Territory was created, and most of the current state Michigan lay within it, with only the easternmost parts of the state remaining in the Northwest Territory. [4] In 1802, when Ohio was admitted to the Union , the whole of Michigan was attached to the Territory of Indiana, and so remained until 1805, when the Territory of ...
April 27 – Battle of Derne: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "Shores of Tripoli"). June 4 – The First Barbary War ends between Tripoli and the United States of America. June 11 – Detroit burns to the ground; most of the city is destroyed.
The Michigan Territorial Council, known formally as the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan, was the legislative body of the Territory of Michigan from 1824 to 1835, when it was succeeded by the Michigan Legislature in anticipation of Michigan becoming a U.S. state (though this did not happen until 1837).
1855 Michigan State University was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, becoming the first land grant university in the United States. 1861-1865 Michigan sent 90,000 men, nearly a quarter of the state's male population, to fight in state regiments in the Civil War. 1871 Fires burned Manistee and Holland.
1805 establishments in Michigan Territory (2 P) D. 1805 in Detroit (1 P) This page was last edited on 20 July 2024, at 04:13 (UTC). Text is available under the ...