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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…

Riverview

(Encyclopedia) Riverview, city (1990 pop. 13,894), Wayne co., SE Mich., on the Detroit River, a suburb of Detroit; inc. 1959. Plumbing fixtures, industrial chemicals, and steel wheels are among the…

Detroit Down, but Not Out

  In 2013, Detroit files for bankruptcy and fires up its residents. Vacated Michigan Central Station, 2009 Photo Credit: Albert Duce Related Links 2013 Year in Review…

Detroit Red Wings

Top ScorersGmGAPts+/-PMPPSteve Yzerman752445693466Nicklas Lidstrom8017425922187Brendan Shanahan75282957615415Vyacheslav Kozlov8025275214466Larry Murphy8211415235372Igor…

Detroit Lions (9-7)

Detroit Lions (9-7)at New OrleansW, 14-10WashingtonW, 15-10Tampa BayL, 10-31at ChicagoW, 21-14MinnesotaL, 24-31Green BayW, 31-24OPEN—at Tampa BayW, 28-14at IndianapolisL, 18-30MiamiL, 8-…

Detroit, river, United States and Canada

(Encyclopedia) Detroit, river, 32 mi (52 km) long, flowing from Lake St. Clair S into Lake Erie between Detroit, Mich., and Windsor, Ont.; it forms part of the U.S.-Canada boundary. It is one of the…

Allen Park

(Encyclopedia) Allen Park, city (2020 pop. 26,636), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; inc. as a city 1957. Its manufactures include motor vehicle and marine prototypes, liquor,…

Royal Oak

(Encyclopedia) Royal Oak, residential city (1990 pop. 65,410), Oakland co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit; settled c.1820, inc. as a city 1921. There is metal forging and the manufacture of…

Wayne

(Encyclopedia) Wayne, city (1990 pop. 19,899), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Lower Rouge River; inc. as a village 1869, and with surrounding areas as a city 1960. Trucks and…