A fort and settlement is founded at Detroit

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A fort and settlement is founded at Detroit by Antoine de la Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, to control the Illinois fur trade.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "A fort and settlement is founded at Detroit". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17002, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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