The siege of Fort Mackinac was one of the first engagements of the War of 1812.

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Canadian born, Elijah J. McCoy was an engineer of African-American who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. In 2012 when the United States Patent and Trademark Office named its first regional office, in Detroit, Michigan, the "Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Patent Office".

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Many monuments in Michigan's cemeteries with a light blue-grey metal monuments known as white bronze, an alternate name for pure zinc.

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Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (January 31, 1800 – May 22, 1842), also known as Bamewawagezhikaquay is the one of earliest Native American literary writers. 

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Every year, thousands of vacationers enjoy staying at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. In addition to being a vacation spot, it has also served as the setting for two motion pictures.

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In August of 1847, a group of thirteen Kentucky slave catchers arrived in Cass County, Michigan. They broke into smaller parties and proceeded to various Quaker farms to retrieve their "property", but were met with peaceful resistance.

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Father Gabriel Richard served the city of Detroit as a missionary, educator, and civic leader during the early 19th century. In 1887, he helped begin a school that would eventually become the University of Michigan.

After World War II, paint by numbers kits became a craze that swept the nation, an idea started by Detroit artist, Max Cline.

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Hilda Mueller Wuepper, a life-long resident of Bay City, Michigan took the hydroplane racing world by storm and set several world records from 1929-1933.