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Saginaw Trail is the collective name for a set of connected roads in Southeast and Central Michigan that runs from Detroit to Saginaw through Pontiac and Flint that was originally a tribal foot trail.
Saginaw Trail is a 1953 American western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry and Connie Marshall. It is set in Michigan in the 1820s, and takes its name from the Saginaw Trail.
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When the French explorers and fur traders arrived, they found the trail useful as a trade route into the interior of Michigan. Tribes utilized the trail to travel to eastern forts and outposts to receive treaty payments from the British. Likewise, the French fur traders established themselves at key trail points for trading. In 1818, the Michigan T...
Straits of Detroit– The term Detroit has named by the early French explorers denoted the entire length river system from Lake Huron to Lake Erie. In 1701 Cadillac established Fort Detroit on the high shore of the Detroit River. This area was also known as a terminating point for several trails that crisscrossed. Pontiac – Michigan Governor’s Mansio...
“Aristocracy on the Saginaw Trail: Tocqueville in Michigan“, is considered one of the best stories about traveling the Saginaw Trail in 1839. The story is about two aristocrats from France who want to explore America’s wilderness in 1831. The descriptions and detail of their travels from Detroit to Saginaw is a fascinating glimpse of life as a sett...
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Saginaw Trail: Directed by George Archainbaud. With Gene Autry, Champion, Connie Marshall, Eugene Borden. Hamilton's Rangers, led by our hero Gene, must keep the Indians in the northern Michigan territory from attacking the settlers.
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- Drama, Music, Western
- George Archainbaud
- 1953-09-20
Captain Gene Autry of Hamilton's Rangers is sent to investigate. Gene and his pal Smiley, aided by Randy Lane and Brissac's niece, Flora Tourney, find evidence pointing to the guilt of Brissac and Webb and round them up to make the region safe for settlers. — Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>.
Saginaw Trail. Gene Autry (Gene Autry), a mounted ranger, helps protect Michigan settlers from nearby Native American tribes. After learning that a rash of attacks may be connected to a shady...
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Saginaw Trail begins with a peaceful family of settlers stopping for the night. Suddenly a very stereotypical Indian shoots Ma in the back and tomahawks Pa! Gene Autry (Gene Autry) arrives just a moment too late, although he fights the stereotypical Indian and saves the teenage boy, Randy.
