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Detroit,
A city, port of entry, metropolis of Michigan, and county seat of Wayne county; on the Detroit River, 7 miles from Lake St. Clair, and about 18 miles from Lake Erie.
It is noted for the variety and extent of its manufactures and for its large traffic on the Great Lakes.
For the defence of the harbor and city the federal government is constructing Fort Wayne, a short distance below the city, which is designed to be the
Landing of Cadillac. strongest American fortification on the northern frontier.
In 1900 the city had an assessed property valuation of $244,371,550, owned unencumbered property of a market value of $21,684,539, and had a net general debt of $3,810,568, and a water debt of $1,033,000. The population in 1890 was 205,876; in 1900, 285,704.
Detroit was first settled by Antoine Cadillac, July 24, 1701, with fifty soldiers and fifty artisans and traders.
Three years later the first white child, a daughter of Cadillac, was baptized in the place, which was
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dickinson , Don M. , 1846 - (search)
Dickinson, Don M., 1846-
Lawyer; born in Port Ontario, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1846; settled in Michigan in 1848; graduated at the Law Department of the University of Michigan in 1866; began practice in Detroit; member of the Democratic National Committee in 1884-85; served as Postmaster-General of the United States in 1888-89.
He was appointed senior counsel for the United States before the Bering Sea Claims Commission in 1896.
Dickinson, Don M., 1846-
Lawyer; born in Port Ontario, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1846; settled in Michigan in 1848; graduated at the Law Department of the University of Michigan in 1866; began practice in Detroit; member of the Democratic National Committee in 1884-85; served as Postmaster-General of the United States in 1888-89.
He was appointed senior counsel for the United States before the Bering Sea Claims Commission in 1896.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Divorce laws. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Doty , James Duane , 1799 -1865 (search)
Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865
Governor; born in Salem, N. Y., in 1799; studied law and settled in Detroit; member of the Michigan legislature in 1834, and there introduced the bill which provided for the division of Michigan and the establishment of the Territories of Iowa and Wisconsin.
He aided in founding Madison, Wis., which city was made the capital of the State through his efforts.
He held a seat in Congress in 1836-41 and 1849-53; governor of Wisconsin in 1841-44; and was appointed governor of Utah in 1864.
He died in Salt Lake City, Ut., June 13, 1865.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Elective franchise. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Erie , Lake , battle on. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Exemptions from taxation. (search)
Farmer, Silas 1839-
Historian; born in Detroit, Mich., June 6, 1839.
In 1882 he was elected historiographer of Detroit, and in 1884 published a History of Detroit and Michigan.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Farmers' Institutes. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fisk , Clinton Bowen 1828 -1890 (search)
Fisk, Clinton Bowen 1828-1890
Lawyer; born in Griggsville, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1828; removed with his parents to Michigan while a child, where he became a successful merchant; removed to St. Louis in 1859.
In 1861 he was commissioned colonel of the 33d Missouri Regiment; in 1862 was promoted brigadier-general; and in 1865 was brevetted major-general.
He was deeply interested in educational and temperance reform; was a founder of Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.; and was the Prohibition candidate for governor of New Jersey in 1886, and for President of the United States in 1888.
He died in New York City, July 9, 1890.