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Bank robber who shot and killed a bystander while trying to escape; also the only man executed in Michigan [2] Carson James: Clawson: 1950: Former Marine sergeant killed his father and buried him beneath a cow shed in Troy Township [2] Shooting of Maurice Chenoweth: Big Bay: 1952-07-31: Shooting defended by John D. Voelker and later the basis ...
Huron-Plume group – Spencerwood, Quebec City, 1880 William Walker (1800–1874), a leader of the Wyandot people and a prominent citizen of early-day Kansas. In the late 17th century, elements of the Huron Confederacy and the Petun joined and became known as the Wyandot (or Wyandotte), a variation of Wendat.
Huron County (/ ˈ h jʊər ɒ n,-ən / HURE-on, -ən) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 31,407. [2] The county seat is Bad Axe. [3] Huron County is at the northern tip of the Thumb, which is a sub region of Mid Michigan.
The Wyandot subsequently fought on the side of the British in the War of 1812, disrupting the American supply line to the city of Detroit. Partly in response to the Wyandot siding with the British, the Wyandot were removed from their remaining villages along the Detroit River to a reservation on the Huron River in 1816.
Wyandotte riverfront looking north along the Detroit River. Wyandotte (/ ˈ w aɪ ə n d ɒ t / WY-ən-dot) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population was 25,058 at the 2020 census.
At this time there were Huron, Seneca, and Wyandot Indian villages in the area. With the Erie Canal opening in 1825, many people, especially from New York, came to Michigan to settle. By 1828 the village had four stores, two saw mills, a wool carding mill, a flour mill, and 250 inhabitants - serving as a center mainly for farmers who lived in ...
Huron City is an unincorporated community in the township on Pioneer and Huron City Roads near M-25 near the mouth of Willow Creek on Lake Huron at It was formerly a lumber town, destroyed in the Port Huron Fire of 1871 and Thumb Fire of 1881, the town was rebuilt after each, but faded as the lumber industry died out.
Huron Charter Township is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,944 at the 2020 census. [3] Huron Charter Township is named after the Huron River, which flows southeast through the township. The township is home to three divisions of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system: Lower Huron, Oakwoods ...