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Detroit Lakes is a city and the county seat of Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,869 at the 2020 census . [ 4 ] Its unofficial population during summer months is much higher, estimated by citizens to peak at 13,000 midsummers, due to seasonal residents and tourists.
The Fox Wars were two conflicts between the French and the Fox (Meskwaki or Red Earth People; Renards; Outagamis) people that lived in the Great Lakes region (particularly near the Fort of Detroit) from 1712 to 1733. [Notes 1] These territories are known today as the states of Michigan and Wisconsin in the United States.
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 ...
G Company of the 9th Minnesota Infantry Regiment [4] had a large component of bi-racial White Earth Chippewa. [5] Their military service was the result of underhand tactics, Chippewa historians Julia Spears and William Warren report: A group of white citizens of Crow Wing enrolled bi-racial Chippewa as substitutes to fight in their place, as allowed by the Enrollment Act, thus avoiding being ...
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 2,359 people, 899 households, and 692 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.0 inhabitants per square mile (35.1/km 2).
U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is a major divided highway for almost all of its length in the U.S. state of Minnesota.The route runs through the central portion of the state, following generally the alignment of the former Northern Pacific Railway (now BNSF Railway) and connects the cities of Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Little Falls, St. Cloud, Anoka, Saint Paul, and Cottage Grove.
Shooting at splash pad in Detroit suburb injures 9, including 2 children. An 8-year-old is critical. June 16, 2024 at 12:07 AM. ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Nine people were injured, including ...
A large part of the collection of European paintings from the estate was donated to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1956. The farmland and lakes are now mostly parks for Orion Township , Oakland County , and the state of Michigan (Civic Center Park, Orion Oaks and Bald Mountain Recreation Area , respectively).