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Territorial Road Informational Designation, Paw Paw, Michigan42° 13.079′ N, 85° 53.679′ W [1] Territorial Road was the first main road through Michigan, from Detroit to Chicago, Illinois. In the 19th century, it led people from the Eastern United States through Michigan Territory. [2] It was also called the Chicago Road. [3]
1854 The first official meeting of the group that called itself the "Republican Party" was held in Jackson. 1855 Michigan State University was founded as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, becoming the first land grant university in the United States.
Dunbar, Willis F. and George S. May. Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State, 3rd ed. (1995) the standard comprehensive textbook 1980 edition online; Farmer, Silas (1889). The history of Detroit and Michigan; or, The metropolis illustrated; a full record of territorial days in Michigan, and the annals of Wayne County. Farmer, Silas (1890).
Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan (1 P) Pages in category "Historic trails and roads in Michigan" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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MDOT is the agency responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations of the State Trunkline Highway System, which includes the Interstate Highways in Michigan.. These highways are built to Interstate Highway standards, [6] meaning they are all freeways with minimum requirements for full control of access, design speeds of 50 to 70 miles per hour (80 to 113 km/h) depending on type of ...
Bypass US Highway 16 (Byp. US 16) was a bypass route of US 16 in the Grand Rapids area. The highway became a part of the state highway system c. 1930 as a part of M-114, which was a beltline around the Grand Rapids area. [61] By 1942, the trunkline was completed and reassigned a Byp. US 16 designation along the southern and western legs.
When the state signed its highway system in 1919, [19] Saginaw Road was part of M-10. [12] Later it was used as a section of US 10 in 1926. [20] In 1929, the highway was moved eastward to follow Dort Highway, and the route through the city was designated M-10 again. [29] [30] In 1941, this was renumbered to Bus. US 10.