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An 1831 map of Michigan by David H. Burr, showing boundaries of early counties Wayne County, Michigan , originally part of the vast Northwest Territory, was eventually whittled down into its current size by the separation of several tracts: Monroe in 1817, Michilimackinac County (later called Mackinac ) and Macomb counties in 1818, St. Clair ...
The land which is now Michigan was made part of Indiana Territory in 1800. Most was declared as Michigan Territory in 1805, including all of the Lower Peninsula . During the War of 1812 , British forces from Canada captured Detroit and Fort Mackinac early on, giving them a strategic advantage and encouraging native revolt against the United States.
Village of Grape Raisinville Township, Monroe County, on the north side of River Raisin, 6 miles west of present-day Monroe, Michigan Village of Steiner 41°59′20″N 83°23′15″W / 41.98889°N 83.38750°W / 41.98889; -83.38750 , Frenchtown Township
The Michigan Territory was enlarged to include Wisconsin and part of Minnesota. Michigan pressed her claim to the southern boundary. At Lewis Cass' urging, President James Monroe ordered a new survey. John A. Fulton plotted the Ordinance Line a few miles south of Toledo. The situation was now more confused than ever.
Oldest courthouse in Michigan. Judge Robert S. Wilson House: Ann Arbor: c. 1839: Residential South Manitou Island Lighthouse: South Manitou Island: 1839-40 Lighthouse President's House, University of Michigan: Ann Arbor: 1840 Residential The oldest building at Michigan's oldest university, the University of Michigan. [5] Old Presque Isle Light ...
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.
1800s establishments in Michigan Territory (1 C) This page was last edited on 14 October 2023, at 19:03 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The Michigan railroad network, c. 1876. Railroads have been vital in the history of the population and trade of rough and finished goods in the state of Michigan.While some coastal settlements had previously existed, the population, commercial, and industrial growth of the state further bloomed with the establishment of the railroad.