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River Rouge in Dearborn. The Southfield Freeway bridge is shown. The River Rouge is a 127-mile (204 kilometer) [3] river in the Metro Detroit area of southeastern Michigan.It flows into the Detroit River at Zug Island, which is the boundary between the cities of River Rouge and Detroit.
The Detroit River is an international river in North America.The river, which forms part of the border between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, flows west and south for 24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi) from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie as a strait in the Great Lakes system.
The majority of NRHP properties in Wayne County are in Detroit. These properties represent over a century's worth of the city's growth, from the Charles Trowbridge House (built in 1826, and the oldest known structure in the city) to structures in the Detroit Financial District built in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
The staff's former houses and a pony barn are used by the University of Michigan–Dearborn. The main house, powerhouse, garage and 72 acres (0.29 km 2) of land were operated as a museum, while a restaurant occupied the former indoor swimming pool natatorium until the University closed Fair Lane to the public in 2010. [8]
River Rouge (/ r ɪ ˈ v ɜːr r uː ʒ /, French: Rivière Rouge, lit. 'red river') is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census. [4] The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River.
Zug Island, viewed from the Detroit River in May 2021. Zug Island is a heavily industrialized island within the city of River Rouge at the southern city limits of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located where the mouth of the River Rouge spills into the Detroit River.
The Springwells Park Historic District is a historic residential neighborhood located in Dearborn, Michigan and bounded by Rotunda Drive, the Michigan Central Railroad line, and Greenfield and Eastham Roads.