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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ultimately, Congress awarded the "Toledo Strip" to Ohio, and Michigan, having received the western part of the Upper Peninsula as a concession, formally entered the Union on January 26, 1837.
Thought to be useless at the time of its addition to Michigan, it was soon discovered that the Upper Peninsula was a rich and important source of lumber, iron, and copper, which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources.
A minor conflict with Ohio over the city of Toledo, Ohio, known as the Toledo War, contributed to delaying Michigan's statehood.
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 Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thought to be useless at the time, the Upper Peninsula was soon discovered to be a rich and important source of lumber, iron, and copper, which would become the state's most sought-after natural resources.
Ironwood, in the far western Upper Peninsula, lies 630 highway miles (1,015 km) from the Toledo, Ohio suburb of Lambertville in the Lower Peninsula's southeastern corner.
Michigan is nicknamed the "Great Lakes State", and also the "Wolverine State", from a nickname earned during the Toledo War.
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 Michigan, Timeline of State History - SHG Resources
Michigan, Timeline of State History - SHG Resources
The Toledo War ensues over the Michigan- Ohio boundary.
Michigan was not admitted to the Union because she would not surrender her claim to the Toledo strip.
www.shgresources.com /mi/timeline   (1142 words)

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