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He persuaded them, along with a group of friends, to purchase a controlling interest in the mines, which later became known as the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company based in Calumet, Michigan.
The town became a regional transportation hub in 1839 with the arrival of the Michigan Central Railroad, and a north — south railway connecting Ann Arbor to Toledo and other markets to the south was established in 1878.
Cadillac became the county seat after the so-called " Battle of Manton ," in which a show of force was involved in enforcing a controversial decision to move the county seat from Manton, Michigan.
Following the completion of the Erie Canal in 1817, which opened up easier travel to Lake Erie from the East Coast of the United States, the Detroit River became a heavily traversed route for settlers traveling to northern Michigan, and Detroit, as well, experienced a sudden increase in population.
That same year, philosopher John Dewey moved from the University of Michigan to the newly established University of Chicago where he became chair of the department of philosophy, psychology and education.
Jennifer Granholm became the first female Governor of Michigan on January 1, 2003, when she succeeded John Engler ; she served for 8 years, until January 1, 2011.
In 1888, Labadie organized the Michigan Federation of Labor, became its first president, and forged an alliance with Samuel Gompers.
He later became the 1st Republican youth vice-chair for the Michigan Republican Party ( defeating future U. S. Senator Spencer Abraham.
With the advent of European exploration into the area in the late 17th century, Lake Michigan became part of a line of waterways leading from the Saint Lawrence River to the Mississippi River and thence to the Gulf of Mexico.
The quartet became especially popular with college-age audiences, often performing in college settings like on their ground-breaking 1953 album Jazz at Oberlin at Oberlin College, or on their recordings on the campuses of Ohio University and the University of Michigan, among others.
That news became exaggerated as it traveled north and soon thereafter, the Michigan territorial press dared the Ohio " million " to enter the Strip as they " welcomed them to hospitable graves.
The university was founded in 1817 in Detroit as the Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania, about 20 years before the Michigan Territory officially became a state.
As a result, U-M gained the nickname " Harvard of the West ," which became commonly parodied in reverse after John F. Kennedy referred to himself as " a graduate of the Michigan of the East, Harvard University " in his speech proposing the formation of the Peace Corps while on the front steps of the Michigan Union.
Attorney Doug Dern became chairman of the Michigan state office for the Natural Law Party.
They also took black fullback Ron Hatcher in the eighth round, a player from Michigan State who became the first black American football player to sign a contract with the Redskins.
Roger Bruce Chaffee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he became an Eagle Scout and graduated from Central High School.
Some to the north of Holland, the lumbering community of Manistee also went up in flames in what became known as The Great Michigan Fire.
When the former Fort Dearborn Reserve became part of the townsite in 1839, the plan of the area east of Michigan Avenue south of Randolph was marked " Public ground.
Kirk Jones of Canton, Michigan became the first known person to survive a plunge over the Horseshoe Falls without a flotation device on October 20, 2003.
Twenty four states ( Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine ( Maine's new law became effective January 1, 2012 ), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming ) permit the sale of all or most types of consumer fireworks to residents.
The Southwest Michigan Devil Rays moved to Midland, Michigan, and became the Great Lakes Loons prior to the 2007 season.
It has also garnered considerable national attention from its recent success in these sports: in particular, three-time Division I NCAA Football champion Appalachian State Mountaineers, who stunned the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 34 – 32 on September 1, 2007 ; and from the Davidson Wildcats, who reached the Elite Eight in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament by upsetting power programs Gonzaga ( a mid-major school which became a power program in the 2000s ), Georgetown and Wisconsin.
In 1906 Meyer May, a men's clothier of Grand Rapids, Michigan, became the first retailer to display his wares on his wishbone-inspired hangers.

Michigan and 26th
* 1837Michigan is admitted as the 26th U. S. state.
On January 26, 1837, Michigan was finally admitted to the Union as the 26th state, without the Toledo Strip.
* January 26 – Michigan becomes the 26th state admitted to the United States.
When Michigan became the 26th state in 1837, the western two-thirds of the Upper Peninsula was included as a compromise ( Ohio received the " Toledo Strip ").
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Michigan in honor of the 26th state.
* January 26, 1837: Michigan was admitted as the 26th state.
* Fred M. Warner ( 1865 – 1923 ), 26th governor of Michigan
Though one source indicates that the " twin states " symbolism was added by the 1924 Legislature, another states Hocker's " twin stars " are actually two of the 25 stars in the diamond, in the far left and right points ; the latter is more consistent with the original design, even though Michigan is actually the 26th state.
Coincidentally, it was Jackson who, as one of his last acts in office, signed the 1837 bill making Michigan the 26th state.
The commercial strip along 26th Street is said to have the second highest business revenue in the city after N. Michigan Avenue.
The expedition consisted of mounted detachments from the 24th, 26th, 27th and 28th U. S. Regiments of Infantry and two six-pounder cannon, and was later joined by some rangers and militia dragoons from Michigan.
He served as the 26th Governor of Michigan from 1905 to 1911.

Michigan and state
Ann Arbor is a city in the US state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County.
The Ann Arbor Land Company, a group of speculators, set aside of undeveloped land and offered it to the state of Michigan as the site of the state capital, but lost the bid to Lansing.
Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan.
* Michigan Bell, the subsidiary of AT & T serving the state of Michigan
Cadillac () is a city in the U. S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County.
Concord is a village in Jackson County in the U. S. state of Michigan.
There are over 800, 000 recreation boats in the state of Michigan, and more than half of those are regularly used on or near the Detroit River.
It was chartered in the state of Michigan and incorporated as a 501 ( c )( 3 ) non-profit organization in 1962, the consortium extended its first offer of membership in 46 years to Allegheny College in 2008.
Michigan ( 1975 ) was the first state to create a GBMI verdict, after two prisoners released after being found NGRI committed violent crimes within a year of release, one raping two women and the other killing his wife.
Isle Royale National Park is a U. S. National Park in the state of Michigan.
It is the official Michigan state gemstone.
Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U. S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing.
Jackson County is a county in the U. S. state of Michigan.
Lake Ontario is also the only one of the five Great Lakes not to share a coast with the state of Michigan.
From 1997 to 2004, Michigan was listed as the only state to top the 10, 000 mark for the number of major new developments ; however, the effects of the late 2000s recession have slowed the state's economy.
In August 2009, Michigan and Detroit's auto industry received $ 1. 36 B in grants from the U. S. Department of Energy for the manufacture of electric vehicle technologies which is expected to generate 6, 800 immediate jobs and employ 40, 000 in the state by 2020.
Lansing () is the capital of the U. S. state of Michigan.
The Lansing Metropolitan Area, colloquially referred to as " Mid-Michigan ", is an important center for educational, cultural, governmental, business, and high-tech manufacturing, including two medical schools, one veterinary school, two nursing schools, two law schools, including the nation's largest law school ( Thomas M. Cooley Law School ), a Big Ten Conference university ( Michigan State ), the Michigan State Capitol, the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, a federal court, the Library of Michigan and Historical Center, and headquarters of four national insurance companies.
In addition, there was also concern with Detroit's strong influence over Michigan politics, being the largest city in the state as well as the capital city.
At the state level, Lansing is located in the 23rd district of the Michigan Senate, which has been represented by Democratic state senator Gretchen Whitmer since January 1, 2007.

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