Detroit.
Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac
founded Fort Pontchartrain on the site of what is now Detroit in 1701. His monopoly on trade in the area, combined with abuses in his transactions with the Indians, led to his being recalled to France in 1710.
THE ROBINSON LIBRARY
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United States: Local History and Description.
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Old Northwest. Northwest Territory.
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Michigan.
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