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   1 day ago · Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t /, dih-TROYT; locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t /, DEE-troyt) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, making it the 29th-most ...

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3. www.britannica.com › place › DetroitDetroit | Michigan’s Largest City & US Automotive Hub

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   3 days ago · Detroit, city, seat of Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is located on the Detroit River (connecting Lakes Erie and St. Clair) opposite Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1701 by a French trader, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who built a fort on the river and named it Fort.

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4. www.britannica.com › place › DetroitDetroit - Automotive, Industry, Revitalization | Britannica

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   3 days ago · In 1805 Detroit became the capital of the newly created Michigan Territory. In that same year a fire destroyed many buildings, and the town had to be rebuilt. Soon after the outbreak of the War of 1812, Detroit was again surrendered to

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MichiganMichigan - Wikipedia

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   22 hours ago · With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of 96,716 sq mi (250,490 km 2 ), Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River. [b] Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit.

6. www.britannica.com › place › MichiganMichigan | Capital, Map, Population, History, & Facts

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   5 days ago · Detroit, Michigan. Michigan. state, United States. Also known as: Great Lakes State. Written by. Sidney Glazer. Professor of History, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1955–76. Coauthor of Michigan: From Primitive Wilderness to Industrial Commonwealth. Sidney Glazer, Richard J. Hathaway. Consultant on Michigan history and literature.

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7. www.fastcompany.com › 91150574 › how-ford-motor-company-isHow Ford Motor Company is reshaping Detroit into the next great...

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   22 hours ago · For decades, the once-elegant Michigan Central train station loomed, abandoned and decaying, over Detroit’s oldest neighborhood. The Beaux Arts beauty opened in 1913 at the height of Detroit ...

8. www.cleveland.com › travel › 2024/07/24-hours-in-detroit24 hours in Detroit: Michigan Central Station, Eastern Market and...

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   3 days ago · The massive Michigan Central Station, which opened in 1913 and closed 75 years later, reopened last month after a stunning renovation. It was the highlight of my recent trip to Detroit.