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Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MI-330, "Dry Dock Engine Works, 1801 Atwater Street, Detroit, Wayne County, MI", 28 photos, 20 measured drawings, 60 data pages, 3 photo caption pages; Berlin Iron Bridge Company Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine history; Video of the structure; Inside the abandoned Dry Dock Complex
The park consists of the former city-owned St. Aubin Park and Marina and an adjacent reclaimed brownfield. The park area was taken over by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in 2004 as Tri-Centennial State Park to commemorate the founding of Fort Detroit in 1701. It was Michigan's first state park to be situated in an urban area.
A downtown Detroit tradition is returning for yet another year. Starting Saturday, Nov. 18, The Rink at Campus Martius will be open for visitors to lace up their skates and hop on the ice once again.
Naval Air Station Grosse Ile, on an island in the Detroit River, served to train Navy and Marine pilots and included a hangar for dirigibles. Numerous military installations have been located in Michigan since the earliest French fortified trading posts appeared to modern National Guard bases.
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J. W. Westcott II moored near its post office. Any mail addressed to members of ships' crews on vessels transiting the Detroit River can be delivered to them via J. W. Westcott II by being addressed "Vessel Name, Marine Post Office, Detroit, Michigan, 48222."
The Michigan Central Open experience at the train station, located at 2001 15th St. in Detroit, is just getting started and will chug along through the summer, offering plenty of chances to ...