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Detroit War of 1812 grave site marked downtown
A commemorative marker honors a War of 1812 grave site unearthed in the 1980s during a People Mover survey. About 21 people gathered in the median of Washington Boulevard near the Westin Book Cadillac for the dedication, with local and state groups crediting the effort to preserve Detroit's history.
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Detroit
People Mover
Washington Boulevard
Cadillac
Michigan Avenue
Jim McConnell
Detroit Free Press
U.S
America
History.com
Fort Detroit
Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
United States
The
Free Press
Detroit Historical Society
Michigan Historical Center
Detroit City
Raquel Castaneda-Lopez
Smith