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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOU6_ss-edmund-fitzgerald_Detroit-MI.html
The flagship of the Oglesbay-Norton fleet sailed for 6857 days on the Great Lakes carrying iron ore to feed the steel mills of Michigan and Ohio. She was built at the Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge, Michigan- Nine miles west of here.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMP1_glimpses-of-detroits-riverfront-history_Detroit-MI.html
Stone 1:St. Aubin Park RiverwalkGlimpses of Detroit's Riverfront History
This walk made possible by:
Friends of PartnersDetroit Recreation DepartmentDedicated July 1969Stone 2:The Many Names of Detroit1880: City of the Straits (Major Great L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMHR_the-cadillac-convoy-le-convoi-de-cadillac_Detroit-MI.html
(English side)The Cadillac Convoy In recognition of the courage, perseverance and expertise of the French-Canadians who brought Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac to establish the first permanent settlement at Le D?troit du Lac ?ri?.Bertrand Arnaud.....J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMDR_ford-motor-company_Detroit-MI.html
Ford Motor Company was incorporated as an automobile manufacturer on June 16, 1903. The articles of incorporation were drawn up and signed in the office of Alexander Y. Malcolmson, who operated a coal yard once located on this site. Henry Ford gav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMDQ_the-landing-of-cadillac-le-d-barquement-de-cadillac_Detroit-MI.html
The Landing of Cadillac (English side)After departing Montreal June 5, 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his convoy of 25 canoes sailed down this river and on the evening of July 23 camped 16 miles below the present city of Detroit on what is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMCR_chapman-abraham-jewish-soldiers-in-the-civil-war_Detroit-MI.html
(front side):Chapman AbrahamDuring the French and Indian War (1754-1763), the British took Canada from France and with it possession of French forts in the western Great Lakes region, including Detroit. The post remained an important center of tra…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMCP_the-black-presence-in-detroit_Detroit-MI.html
This hallowed land was early Detroit. First came the Indians, then Cadillac and French settlers with their Black and Indian slaves. These early Blacks were French speaking Catholics with French names. History recorded that our first Black inhabita…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMCC_peter-wetherill-stroh_Detroit-MI.html
Peter Wetherill Stroh (1927-2002) was a Detroit business leader, civic activist and philanthropist. A great grandson of the founder of The Stroh Brewery Company, he became Chairman and CEO of the family business while at the same time maintaining …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMC3_the-gateway-to-freedom_Detroit-MI.html
Until Emancipation, Detroit and the Detroit River community served as the gateway to freedom for thousands of African American people escaping enslavement. Detroit was one of the largest terminals of the Underground Railroad, a network of abolitio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMB1_detroit-river-heritage_Detroit-MI.html
For centuries, Native People used the Detroit River for travel, trade, and food. From 1701 to the mid-19th century, French, British, and American settlers used the River the same way. After 1870, companies that processed steel, chemicals, pharmace…