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Fort Abercrombie, in North Dakota, was a United States Army fort established by authority of an Act of Congress, March 3, 1857.The act allocated twenty-five square miles of land on the Red River of the North in Dakota Territory to be used for a military outpost, but the exact location was left to the discretion of Lieutenant Colonel John J. Abercrombie.
The Detroit Free Press (commonly referred to as the Freep) is a major daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, United States.It is the largest local newspaper owned by Gannett (the publisher of USA Today), and is operated by the Detroit Media Partnership under a joint operating agreement with The Detroit News, its historical rival.
Abercrombie led the 1898 expedition seeking "an all-American route from coastal Alaska to the Klondike." The next year Abercrombie was responsible for constructing a military road to Eagle on the Yukon River. [2] [3] He died in Spokane on November 7, 1943. [4] Fort Abercrombie in Kodiak, in the Territory of Alaska, was named in his honor. [5] [6]
Joseph Campau (February 20, 1769 – May 13, 1863 [a]) was among the leading citizens and wealthiest landowners in Detroit, Michigan, at the beginning of the 19th century. [1] Campau had three trading posts and a store in Detroit until the early 1800s. He then embarked on a real-estate career that made him very wealthy.
William Tocco, known member of the Detroit Mafia; Walter Briggs Sr., owner of the Detroit Tigers [4] Al Cicotte, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers [5] Charles Coughlin, Roman Catholic priest and noted radio commentator during the 1930s and 1940s [6] John Francis Dearden, Archbishop of Detroit, 1958–1980, created Cardinal in 1969 [7]
The Associated Press, [1] United Press [2] and Detroit Free Press [3] each ranked the top Michigan news stories of 1957 as follows: The November 1 opening of the Mackinac Bridge between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas (AP-1, UP-1, DFP-5) The September 12 death of Detroit Mayor Albert Cobo and Louis Miriani taking over as the new mayor ...