Detroit

CTL-E-4390 · Locality · city · 1701-present

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Most populous city in Michigan, on the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario; founded 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. Home of the Michigan Chronicle.

Notes

RELP101 supporting entity: geography anchor for CTL-E-0699 (no located_in edge: schema located_in targets Neighborhood, a Chicago-scoped type).

Referenced by

Elijah Muhammad — based in → this record
John Lee Hooker — based in → this record

Sources

Wikipedia - Detroit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit

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