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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1947

Page

7

Detroit’s Founding By French Settlers and British Takeover

The city of Detroit was originally settled by the French. After the French and Indian War the area passed to British rule, shaping its early colonial history.

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