Black and white reproduction of a print showing Fort Pontchartrain (which would eventually become Detroit) when the settlement was founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. This image was reproduced in a 1947 calendar published for the...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit, Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); settlements; forts; boats; rivers;
Black and white print of an artist's rendering of Major Jacques Campau's residence in Detroit, approximately 1757. Major Campau was an officer and secretary to Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, founder of Detroit, and served as First Lieutenant in the...
Detroit (Mich.); Wayne County (Mich.); Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.); settlements; boats; ; dwellings
Typed notes from the diary of John Vogel. In this diary, he recounts his immigration to America, participating in the Civil War, and his lumbering and land purchasing career.
American Civil War; John Vogel; Vogel, John; Second Michigan Cavalry; 2nd Michigan Cavalry; wound; immigration; lumber;