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LANSING
JAN
26
1987
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1837-1987
Michigan Statehood
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MICHIGAN STATEHOOD
First Day of Issue: January 26, 1987
First Issue Location: Lansing, Michigan
The vast upland forests and prairies of Michigan were
first populated by the Chippewa, Menominee, Miami,
Ottawa, Potowatami, and Wyandot Indian tribes. The
first permanent settlement in Michigan was founded by
Father Jacques Marquette at Sault Ste. Marie in 1668,
and in 1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded the
settlement at the present site of Detroit, Michigan made
little progress as a French territory; few settlers came –
most established missions or trading posts for the fur
trappers. By 1763, the British took control of the region
after their victory in the French and Indian Wars. With
America's victory in the Revolutionary War, Michigan
became part of the new United States. Later, Congress
created the Michigan Territory in 1805. And with the
opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, settlers flocked to the
Michigan Territory. By 1837, Michigan was admitted as
the twenty-sixth state in the Union with twenty-three
year old Stevens T. Mason serving as the state's first
governor.
No. 87-2
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A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by John Swatsley.
