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Detroit, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Detroit Detroit dĭtroitˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 639,111), seat of Wayne co., SE Mich., on the…Eastpointe
(Encyclopedia) Eastpointe, formerly East Detroit, city (2020 pop. 34,318), Macomb co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1925 as Halfway Village…Detroit Mercy, University of
(Encyclopedia) Detroit Mercy, University of, at Detroit; coeducational; Jesuit; est. 1877 as a college, inc. 1881, became a university 1911. The present school was formed with the 1990 merger of the…East Detroit
(Encyclopedia) East Detroit, Mich.: see Eastpointe.Rouge, river, United States
(Encyclopedia) RougeRouger&oomacr;zh [key], river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in S Michigan and winding S and SE to the Detroit River at the city of River Rouge. Dearborn and part of Detroit…Southfield
(Encyclopedia) Southfield, city (1990 pop. 75,728), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Rouge River; laid out 1817, inc. as a city 1958. There are electronics research, meat-processing…Amherstburg
(Encyclopedia) Amherstburg, industrial town, S Ont., Canada, on the Detroit River. Fort Malden, built (1797–99) to replace a post lost when Detroit was ceded to the United States, is now…Lincoln Park
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Park, city (1990 pop. 41,832), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb adjacent to Detroit, on the Detroit River; inc. 1921. It is a residential community in an area marked by a…Southgate
(Encyclopedia) Southgate, city (1990 pop. 30,771), Wayne co., SE Mich., a largely residential suburb of Detroit; settled 1840–60, inc. 1958. Transportation equipment is manufactured.Hull, William
(Encyclopedia) Hull, William, 1753–1825, American general, b. Derby, Conn. He served brilliantly in the American Revolution and became in 1805 governor of the newly created Michigan Territory. As the…Trending
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