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    What was the former name of Detroit?

    Question #43260. Asked by joezhou300. (Jan 11 04 6:22 PM)


    Hamlet.

    		Cadillac and his men reached the Detroit River on July 23, 1701. The following day, July 24, 1701, the group traveled north on the Detroit River and chose a place to build the settlement. Cadillac named the settlement Fort Ponchartrain du Detroit in honor of King Louis's Minister of Marine.

    Jan 11 04, 6:31 PM

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