Early Michigan History

By facebooker_3120453871362787

  • The French establish Fort Michilimackinac at Straits of Mackinac

  • French surrender Fort Pontchartrain to the British which ends French Rule

    French surrender Fort Pontchartrain to the British which ends French Rule

  • Under British parliament's Constitutional Act, the first election is held in Michigan

  • The British evacuate Detroit and abandon their posts on the Great Lakes

  • Michigan Territory is created

    Michigan Territory is created

  • Detroit and Fort Mackinac are surrendered to the British during the war of 1812

    Detroit and Fort Mackinac are surrendered to the British during the war of 1812

  • Michigan is admitted to the Union as the twenty-sixth state

    Michigan is admitted to the Union as the twenty-sixth state

  • The new State Capitol is dedicated in Lansing

    The new State Capitol is dedicated in Lansing

  • The Ford Model T is first manufactured in Michigan

    The Ford Model T is first manufactured in Michigan