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Boogiechillen
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Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 9:31 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here's a pretty awesome article I recently came across entitled "THE CITY OF THE STRAITS; A BATTLE GROUND OF TWO CENTURIES AT LEAST. FORTS AND FIGHTS OF FRENCH, BRITISH, AND AMERICANS--A COMBINATION AGAINST THE INDIAN."
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/a rchive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9803E FDF1730E633A2575AC0A9639C94669 FD7CF
Enjoy!
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Downtown_lady
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Post Number: 435
Registered: 08-2008
Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 9:59 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What a great article! Thank you for posting it.
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Noggin
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Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 11:18 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wow. Were there really buffalo wandering around? Maybe it is time to bring them back.
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Bigb23
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Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 11:27 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Quit SHOUTING ! (John Lee.)
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Rb336
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Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 1:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

their right there a domino farms

cool article
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Kathleen
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Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 - 1:17 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Terrific article!! What wonderful background info on the history of Detroit's forts and words like Yondotiga (of which a variation is the name of a club on East Jefferson near the Moross House).

(Message edited by Kathleen on November 26, 2008)

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