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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRL5_finney-barn_Detroit-MI.html
Seymour Finney conducted one of the principal passenger depots of the underground railroad in the Detroit area. Finney, a tailor by trade, later became a hotel-keeper, and it was in this capacity that he assisted fugitive slaves in the era prior t…
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/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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHSE_statue-of-abraham-lincoln_Detroit-MI.html
Let man be free.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHP9_soldiers-and-sailors-memorial_Detroit-MI.html
Erected by the people of Michigan in honor of the martyrs who fell and the heroes who fought in defense of liberty and union.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFRQ_salvation-army_Detroit-MI.html
Founded by William Booth in London, England. The Salvation Army came to Michigan in 1883. When organizing the Detroit corps in 1887 Captain Fink wrote to her British superiors: "This is the Metropolis of Michigan ? a beautiful city, but oh, the si…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFRP_shrine-circus_Detroit-MI.html
Near this site, on February 26, 1906, some 3,000 spectators watched the nation's first Shrine Circus. Detroit's Moslem Shrine temple's one-ring show was the beginning of a major fund-raising venture for Shrine temples throughout the country. In 19…