Happy 177th Birthday Michigan! Here is some interesting facts about the Great Lakes State: Michigan comes from the Ojibwa word “mishigamaa” meaning “big water” Michigan is bordered by the Great Lakes which hold 1/5 of the world’s supply of freshwater. Michigan has the most freshwater coastline in the world. Michigan has the most coastline in the lower 48 United States and is second only Alaska. Two of the most important battles of the War of 1812 were fought in Michigan, the Battle of the River Raisin and the Battle of Lake Erie. The Republican Party was started in Jackson, Michigan in 1854. Michigan was a heavy republican state until the 1930’s. Abraham Lincoln was once quoted as saying “Thank God for Michigan” Because Michigan was the first state to send troops at the start of the Civil War. Those troops were used to secure Washington DC from a possible rebel invasion. Michigan raised 34 infantry regiments during the civil war. 25% of the state’s population served in the civil war. Detroit, Michigan was the first Police Department to use radio dispatching in its squad cars. Bath, Michigan was the site of America’s first terrorist attack in 1927 when a disgruntled school employee used dynamite to blow up the municipal elementary school. Detroit, Michigan produced over 10% of all the arms and equipment used during World War 2. The Fisher Building in Detroit was once the largest in the United States. Michigan has over 11,000 lakes over 1 square acre in surface area. In Michigan you can never be more than 6 miles from a water source. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state in the USA. Michigan has more registered pleasure boats than any other state in the USA Michigan has the largest state forest system in the country Michigan has the most snow mobiles in the USA Michigan ranks 3rd in the nation for hunting licenses about 750,000 Michigan is the largest producers of cherries in the USA Michigan had many people born and/or lived in Michigan: Jerry Bruckheimer, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Moore, Kid Rock, Tim Allen, Jeff Daniels, William Boeing, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, William Helwett, Peter Karmanos, Dan Gerber, Mike Ilitch, Will Keith Kellogg, Tom Monaghan, C. W. Post, James Vernor, Madonna, Malxom X, Rosa Parks, Thomas Edison, Lewis Cass, George Armstrong Custer, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Alice Cooper, Marshal Mathers, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent, Mitt Romney, Mitch Albom, Robert Frost, Ernest Hemingway, and of course……….Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States. Happy Birthday Michigan! Many Happy Returns!
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:05:58 +0000
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