About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 74. Chapters: Detroit River, Straits of British Columbia, Windsor, Ontario, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Wyandotte, Michigan, Trenton, Michigan, Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, Gibraltar, Michigan, River Rouge, Michigan, Riverview, Michigan, Grosse Ile Township, Michigan, Downtown Detroit, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, Delray, Detroit, Downriver, Detroit-Windsor, Ambassador Bridge, Strait of Georgia, Amherstburg, St. Marys River, Zug Island, Bois Blanc Island, Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, Northumberland Strait, Haro Strait, LaSalle, Ontario, Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, Jefferson Avenue, Ecorse River, J. W. Westcott II, Hecate Strait, Dixon Entrance, Grosse Ile Toll Bridge, River Canard, Ontario, Queen Charlotte Strait, Wayne County Bridge, Seymour Narrows, Johnstone Strait, MacArthur Bridge, Fighting Island, Active Pass, Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry, Royal Roads, Discovery Passage, Detroit River Heritage Parkway, Mississagi Strait. Excerpt: Detroit (pronounced ) is the largest city in the state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States. It was founded on July 24, 1701, by the French explorer, adventurer, and nobleman Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac. Its name originates from the French word detroit (pronounced: ) for strait, in reference to its location on the river connecting the Great Lakes. Known as the world's traditional automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, the Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames emerged in the 20th century, including City of Champions beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport, Arsenal of Democracy (during ...
