19th century edit · 1805. June 11: The Great Fire of 1805 burns virtually the entire city. · 1806. September 13: City of Detroit incorporated by the territorial ...
DETROIT TIMELINE. 1750: Population, 450 free citizens, 33 enslaved people ... 1842: Detroit free schools started; 1 for Detroit's 86 African American students.
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Book overview · “'Detroit: An Illustrated Timeline' answers your Motor City questions.” - Michael H. Hodges, The Detroit News · “It is an incredible book.” - ...
1860: Detroit's population is 45,619. 1860: The only high school in Detroit begins to accept female students. 1861: Michigan is one of the first states to ...
Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North ...
Detroit was incorporated as a city in 1815 and spent the decades leading up to the Civil War as the final U.S. stop on the Underground Railroad. The area also ...
Introduction. The Founding of Detroit. The Seven Year's War. British Rule. Pontiac's Revolt. The American Revolt. The Shaky Peace, 1783-1795.