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	Fort Detroit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit was a fort established by the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701.
		Fort Detroit began as a settlement on the Detroit River built to try to keep the British from moving west of New England and to monopolize the fur trade in North America.
		On July 11, 1796, Fort Detroit, Fort Lernoult and the surrounding settlement was surrendered by the British to the Americans, 13 years after the Treaty of Paris ended the war and gave the area to the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fort_Detroit (926 words)

	Detroit, Michigan
		Detroit was incorporated as a village in 1802 and became the seat of government for the Michigan Territory when it was formed from the Northwest Territory in 1805.
		Detroit was completely destroyed by fire in the same year, which gave the citizens the opportunity to re-platt the land in a better manner afterwards.
		Detroit achieved the status of city in 1815 and was the state capital from the time of Michigan's admission to the Union in 1837 until 1847, when the capital was moved to Lansing.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h2116.html (765 words)

	Detroit News, Detroit Weather, Detroit Links: QuickNews
		Fort St. Joseph was short lived, however, and was abandoned after a couple of years of occupancy, and until 1701 the passage between Lakes Erie and Huron was without defense, and the red man in the vicinity was lord of all he surveyed.
		Fort Lernoult was surrendered by the British to the Americans on July 11, 1796, and was at once garrisoned with 300 Continentals commanded by Col. Hambrack.
		Fort Shelby and the ground surrounding it were given to the city of Detroit by Congress in 1826.
	news.quickfound.net /cities/detroit.html (2278 words)

	Detroit history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Fort Pontchartrain was built on the Detroit River, under the direction of Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, in 1701.
		Fort Detroit was originally built by the French in 1701.
		Fort Detroit was attacked by Indians during Pontiac’s War in 1763, but the Indians never overcame the strong defenses.
	www.geo.msu.edu /geo333/Detroit_history.html (461 words)

	Fort Detroit
		Fort Detroit soon became a center of the fur trade between the French and local Indians.
		The French surrendered the fort to the British in 1760 as a result of the French and Indian War, and at this point the British named it Fort Detroit.
		While Fort Detroit was under the control of General William Hull, the British briefly captured it once again during the War of 1812.
	www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=704 (295 words)

	Detroit, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 2005, Detroit ranked as the United States's 11th most populous city, with 886,675 residents; this number is less than half the peak population in 1950, and Detroit is among the leaders in the nation in terms of declining urban population over the past fifty years.
		Detroit was the former home of a round of the Formula One World Championship, which held the race on the streets of downtown Detroit from 1982 until 1988, after which the sanction moved from Formula One to Indycars until its final run in 2001.
		The Detroit suburbs in Oakland County and Macomb County are primarily white.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Detroit,_Michigan (7647 words)

	NATIVE AMERICAN WAYS
		Fort Niagara was not attacked, but Forts Pitt and the Detroit were blockaded and exposed to Indian attack.
		Fort Sandusky, under the command of Ensign Christopher Paully, was the first to fall.
		I thought that Pontiac lost the fort in Detroit due to smallpox blankets that were given to the warriors surrounding the fort (by the Brits).
	legendarysurfers.com /naw/blog/2005/10/ponteach-pontiac.html (2800 words)

	Chief Pontiac's siege of Detroit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The tribes who inhabited the area saw little threat from the ensuing forts, which were seen as a sort of lease arrangement, built on Indian sufferance on Indian land for the convenience of all.
		Fort Detroit, in the middle of the 18th century.
		The fort, largest and strongest in the western reaches of European influence, was home to 130 soldiers and almost half that many English traders.
	info.detnews.com /history/story/index.cfm?id=180&category=events (3146 words)

	Michigan Forts
		The fort was attacked by Pontiac in 1763 and rebuilt in 1764.
		Pontiac's Seige of Fort Detroit (1763 - 1764).
		Given to the city in 1826, the fort was destroyed in 1827 as the city began to grow.
	www.geocities.com /naforts/mi.html (1657 words)

	Detroit History
		While the peace was ruffled in 1737 and there was a plot to attack Detroit in 1747 by a Huron faction, the Fort was never attacked again during the French period.
		Detroit was an important post, serving as the supply center for the Southern Canadian Forts connecting to the Illinois country.
		By the end of the French period, Detroit had grown to be the third largest town in the Colony of Canada, had a Town Major and three companies of Marines.
	www.angelfire.com /mi3/FandIwar/history.htm (1372 words)

	Ft. Laurens - About Fort Laurens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The plan was to attack Fort Detroit because the British were encouraging their Indian allies in the area north of the Ohio River to attack American settlements in the frontier region.
		Fort Laurens was built in late November, 1778, on the banks of the Tuscarawas River near what is now Bolivar, Ohio.
		During that time, the fort was clearly perceived by the British and their Indian allies in the northwest as a very serious threat.
	www.friendsoffortlaurens.org /about.html (747 words)

	History Detroit 1701-2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Though Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit officially became a British holding with the Articles of Capitulation following the capture of Montreal during the French and Indian War, François Marie Picote de Belestre, then commandant of the fort, did not find out about the power change until several weeks later.
		The fort is very large and in good repair; there are two bastions toward the water and a large bastion toward inland.
		The Dutchmen arrived at Fort Detroit in January of 1761, along with 6 horses and a shipment of supplies.
	www.historydetroit.com /places/fort_british.asp (2733 words)

	Detroit Heritage River - Fort Wayne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Fort Wayne was built in the early 19th century during a period of tension with the British.
		AHR is partnering with the City of Detroit, and other interests, to restore the fort and open up a one-mile stretch of riverfront to the public.
		The Detroit Historical Museums is in the process of planning for the restoration and reopening of Historic Fort Wayne. While this is a long and challenging process, the Museums is working toward a master plan that will include partnerships with and accessibility for a variety of interested public and private groups.
	www.tellusnews.com /ahr/fortwayne.html (396 words)

	RUDDLES FORT AND THE BRITISH INVASION OF KENTUCKY A talk to the Bourbon County Historical Society Sept. 19, 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The British in Fort Detroit decided to send a 2nd war party south to Kentucky, primarily to attack and destroy General George Rogers Clark's fort near the falls of the Ohio - Louisville.
		The fort was situated in what is now a 5 acre bottom-land pasture on the north bank of the Licking river.
		At that time, the weather was in a wet period and most of the settlers who lived outside the fort in their cabins had come inside for some peace 'and company, and most of the hunters were also inside for a rest.
	www.shawhan.com /bean.htm (2982 words)

	The War of 1812
		Buoyed by the news that the British have easily taken Fort Mackinac and that Hull is hesitant to advance on Amherstburg from his position at Sandwich, Brock leaves York to direct operations on the Detroit front.
		The British begin an artillery barrage of Fort Detroit on August 15, 1812, after Hull refuses to surrender.
		Inside Fort Detroit, however, Hull's state of mind is quickly deteriorating.
	www.galafilm.com /1812/e/events/detroit.html (307 words)

	19th Century Conflict and Change in Canada - Battle of Detroit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		General Hull was an American General in charge of Fort Detroit and he feared the Natives.
		Needing to stop a growing mass of Americans at Fort Detroit, Major General Isaac Brock now commanding Fort Amherstburg(Malden) wanted to take the fort with a small army and the weaponry that came with it.
		He was sitting in the corner of the fort chewing tobacco.
	www.smcdsb.on.ca /mdy/Detroit.htm (906 words)

	American Spies and Sympathizers at Fort Detroit
		As a result, Fort Detroit and the surrounding settlement became a "spring board" for British-allied Native American raids on American settlements in Kentucky and Western Virginia.
		Due to its location on the Great Lakes, Fort Detroit also served as a depot for Forts Michilimackinac and Saint Joseph, the Illinois settlements (Vincennes, Cahokia, and Kaskaskia), Miamitown, and the lands west of Lake Superior.
		In Detroit on 23 August 1777, Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton issued orders that all strangers entering Detroit and any suspicious activity must be reported immediately to the military authorities.
	www.earlyamerica.com /review/fall98/spies.html (1502 words)

	Detroit History : GiftTree
		The five-point star fort was slated to have the most up to date cannons capable of firing on the Canadian shore as well as ships sailing the river.
		This new fort was Detroit's third, but the first built by the Americans.
		In 1701, shortly after Cadillac landed, the French began building Fort Detroit, which was surrendered to the British in 1760 after the French and Indian War.
	www.gifttree.com /Detroit/Detroit-history.html (661 words)

	Oncourse - VNWA Detroit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		On May 7, 1763, three hundred Ottawa Indians, led by Pontiac, enter Fort Detroit intent upon launching a surprise attack upon the British garrison commanded by Major Henry Gladwin.
		By mid-1763, Detroit is the only British post west of Niagara, New York, that has not fallen to Indian attack.
		It was the first car driven in the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan.
	www.vnwa.com /Oncourse/Articles/Detroit.htm (1156 words)

	Battle Of Fort Detroit (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Battle ever fought in the war of 1812 is the Battle of Fort Detroit..
		The Battle of Detroit, also known as the Battle of Fort Detroit or the...
		Battle of Fort Detroit or the Surrender of Fort Detroit, was a...
	www.detroitvipers.com.cob-web.org:8888 /battle-of-fort-detroit.html (274 words)

	Metroblogging Detroit: Fort Wayne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Earlier this year, the city transferred operating authority for Fort Wayne from the Detroit Historical Museum to the City's Recreation Department.
		My dad and I toured Fort Wayne last summer and were deeply saddened by the state of many of the buildings.
		Fort Wayne has a collection of beautiful buildings and is an important part of our history.
	detroit.metblogs.com /archives/2006/06/fort_wayne.phtml (308 words)

	The capture of Fort Detroit
		One wasplaced within the settlement adjacent to the fort to support the militiabattalion which garrisoned the fort.
		The second quickly occupied a tradingpost on the opposite end of a large wood south of the fort.
		The main body of regulars under Wolfe screened the fort with skirmishers and deployed alongside Major Toomey's force attacking the trading post, extending the line across the front of the wood held by the French irregulars.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/chisok/sokbod.html (577 words)

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		At Amherstburg on the Canadian side of the river were 100 British regulars, 300 militia and 150 indians led by Tecumseh.
		On August 16th, 1812, British regulars, Canadian militamen and Indians advanced on Detroit as the guns of Amherstburg threw shells across the water.
		Feeling the situation within in the fort hopeless, he ran up a white flag and quickly agreed to surrender.
	members.tripod.com /~war1812/batdetroit.html (684 words)

	LookUpDetroit.net » blog » Civil War Days at Historic Fort Wayne - Detroit
		Historic Fort Wayne is located at 6325 West Jefferson, Detroit, MI 48209. The event will be held Saturday July 8th and Sunday July 9th from 9 am - 5 pm.
		For the general public, admission to Historic Fort Wayne is Free, parking is $5, and guided tours are $3 per person.
		The Historic Fort Wayne Coalition - The coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Historic Fort Wayne. Additionally, it strives to educate the public about the men and women who passed through the Fort, to serve in conflicts for the United States, from the Mexican War through Vietnam.
	lookupdetroit.com /metroblog/?p=47 (208 words)

	USACE - Detroit District - Fort Wayne Flood Control Project Update (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		After 20 years of construction and coordination between the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana., and the Detroit District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Fort Wayne Flood Control Project has been completed.
		Numerous Corps of Engineer staff, city, county and state officials as well as Fort Wayne citizens attended the Oct. 24 2001 dedication ceremony.
		According to city officials, lives will be spared and government money will be saved, but most importantly, several homes were taken off the flood insurance rolls as a direct result of this project.
	www.lre.usace.army.mil /fwfcp (345 words)

	Save Fort Wayne Homepage
		Rather, we want to draw public attention to a piece of Detroit history that has been forgotten and neglected for nearly a decade.
		As a child our school took field trips there and I can still remember walking along the inside of the original fort and wondering what it must have been like to be a civil war soldier serving there.
		Now, when I travel by the fort, I can barely contain the emotion of seeing the buildings lying in ruin.
	www.savefortwayne.org (253 words)

	USA3000 Airlines Announces New Services from Detroit to Fort Myers; New Non-Stop Services to Fort Myers
		USA3000 began scheduled services from Detroit in November 2003 to St. Petersburg, Florida, and added services to Fort Lauderdale in December 2003.
		We are pleased to be able to extend our services and offer a third gateway to Fort Myers from the Detroit Metropolitan Market, said Trevor Sadler, Director Contracts & Services.
		Domestically USA3000 flies to Fort Lauderdale from Cleveland, Detroit, Newark, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh; Fort Myers from Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh; and to St. Petersburg from Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland, Detroit, Newark, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
	www.ereleases.com /pr/2004-02-24f.html (527 words)

	Clarke Historical Library - Charles Stuart, Indian Captive 1755
		He was taken to Fort Duquesne, Sandusky, Detroit, and Montreal before being exchanged and sent to England.
		Stuart apparently make this statement to military authorities on what he had seen during his captivity.
		The next Nearest Indian Town that he Knows anything about Is an Outotoway town at Fort St Joseph 7 days Travel Westward from De Troit.
	clarke.cmich.edu /detroit/stuart1755.htm (303 words)

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