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    absorbed by Detroit in 1885. Father Gabriel Richard established the Springwells School in 1820. Another Springwells began in Springwells Township before...
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  • as part of the cities of Detroit and Dearborn. Springwells is also famously known as the birthplace of Henry Ford. Springwells Township was formed by an...
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  • Neighborhoods in Detroit, the United States, provide a general overview of neighborhoods and historic districts within the city. Neighborhood names and...
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  • a defunct township in Wayne County Springwells, Detroit, a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan Treaty of Springwells, an 1815 treaty between the United...
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    Dearborn, Michigan (category Metro Detroit)
    1849 Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Brooklyn Street. April 2, 1850 – Greenfield Township annexes another section of Springwells Township...
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    consolidated itself into the village of Springwells and became a city in 1923. In 1925 the city of Springwells would rename itself the city of Fordson...
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    Woodmere Cemetery (category Buildings and structures in Detroit)
    Woodmere Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, in the neighborhood of Springwells Village in what was originally the township of Springwells. Woodmere Cemetery...
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    executive director of Vince Murray, argued that the community could include Springwells Avenue and that the name "Mexicantown" may be too limiting. McEwen said...
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    settlement lay in Springwells Township, with the rest across the River Rouge in Ecorse Township. Fort Wayne was built in 1843 on the Detroit River at the foot...
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    mound in the area was The Great Mound of the River Rouge, as well as and Springwells and the Fort Wayne Mound Site. Cone-shaped mounds were built for burial...
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  • Wayne County, Michigan; it was created from a portion of neighboring Springwells Township in 1833. Greenfield eventually encompassed the survey township...
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    residents. The West Vernor–Springwells Historic District spans six blocks along West Vernor, centered on the West Vernor/Springwells intersection, but also...
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    for rest. In 1875, the city of Detroit annexed a portion of Springwells Township; in 1884, it annexed more of Springwells Township east of Livernois Avenue...
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    closed in 2012. The school served Boynton–Oakwood Heights, Delray, and Springwells from September 1916 until June 2012. Southwestern was designed with a...
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  • Department of the former Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan. It was one of a series of mounds in Detroit, including the Springwells Mound Group, the Carsten mound...
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    public high school in southwestern Detroit. Western serves Mexicantown, Boynton–Oakwood Heights, Delray, and Springwells Village. The school opened in 1898...
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  • source described the location as "near the stockyards in Springwells Township, just past the Detroit city line." Being outside the city limits was key to...
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  • Greenfield Township and Springwells Township districts, as the areas these districts covered were annexed to the city of Detroit.[citation needed] The district...
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  • present Treaty of Detroit (1807) – not implied, though all 3 nations present Treaty of Brownstown (1808) – implied Treaty of Springwells (1815) – implied...
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    near the Windsor Salt Mine. On the Detroit side of the river, the truck ferry entrance was at 1475 Springwells Court; that street intersects West Jefferson...
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    The Detroit Industry Murals (1932–1933) are a series of frescoes by the Mexican artist Diego Rivera, consisting of twenty-seven panels depicting industry...
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    is a performing arts center located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, near the Grand Circus Park Historic District. Opened in 1928...
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    The Fillmore Detroit is a multi-use entertainment venue operated by Live Nation. Built in 1925, the Fillmore Detroit was known for most of its history...
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    Corktown is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest extant neighborhood in the city. The current boundaries of the district include...
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  • WWJ-TV (redirect from CBS Detroit)
    WWJ-TV (channel 62) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is owned and operated by the CBS television network through its CBS...
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  • (140 km2), which included two small islands in the Detroit River. It was bordered to the north by Springwells Township with the boundary being the River Rouge...
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    landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built from 1928 to 1929, the building was originally called...
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    Second Baptist Church, located at 441 Monroe Street within Greektown in Detroit, Michigan, is the oldest African-American church in the Midwestern United...
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    397 ha) island park in Detroit, Michigan, developed in the late 19th century. It consists of Belle Isle, an island in the Detroit River, as well as several...
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    The southern segment was called the Detroit–Toledo Expressway during planning in the 1950s and 1960s. Through Detroit, I-75 is the Fisher Freeway or the...
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