Facts About Detroit
Antoine Laumet de la mothe Cadillac, a French military leader and trader, had traveled widely in New France and the western Great Lakes. In 1698, Cadillac returned to France to petition King Louis XIV to authorize him to establish a French outpost along “le Detroit” (The Strait), the waterway connecting Lakes Erie and Huron. Cadillac successfully persuaded the King’s Minister of Marine, Jerome Phelypeaux Comte de Pontchartrain, to authorize an expedition to establish a post.On June 5, 1701, two months prior to “The Great Peace of Montreal,” Cadillac’s expedition set out from La Chine, on the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. The expedition followed the northern route along the Ottawa River, Lake Nipissing, French River, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and, finally, the Detroit River. The expedition camped on Grosse Ile on July 23rd. Throughout the next 60 years, Detroit would remain a small frontier settlement. The entire village, including the stockade, streets and buildings, occupied an area of only one city block – bordered by the present-day streets of Griswold, Fort, Shelby and Larned. The early settlers included soldiers, artisans, trappers, hunters, farmers and traders. The economy was centered on the fur trade and farming. Native Americans were encouraged to settle around the village for mutual protection and to facilitate the fur trade. Since the 1950s, Detroit has blossomed as a metropolitan area. While the population of the city proper has dropped from close to 2 million to less than 1 million, the metro area boasts more than four million residents. Many homes and jobs have cropped up in the surrounding suburbs, and the city itself is experiencing something of a renaissance. Many young professionals have flocked to Detroit in the last 15 years, bringing with them new enterprise and a breath of fresh air. Detroit will always be Motown or Motor City, but the town’s industry is shifting in favor of technology. Compuware, a software company that’s made a name for itself in the information technology field, established their headquarters in downtown Detroit in 2004, bringing 4,000 employees with them. The Detroit art scene has seen a huge revitalization as well. Many landmarks like Fox Theater and the Detroit Opera House have been renovated and now host concerts, plays, and other performances. The Detroit Institute of Arts completed a massive expansion effort in 2007, and has one of the most important art collections in the country. Some people think of Detroit as a dying city, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Detroit isn’t the city that it was 60 years ago, sure, but in no way does that mean the city won’t last. Detroit is evolving into something greater. It’s home to business, art, and innovation, and it’s very much alive.
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