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The of how a kind gesture by two young girls from Kalamazoo, Ella and Josephine May, would lead to the nationally recognized Memorial Day.

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During a period in history when segregation, discrimination and racism was the norm, Dukes’ Happy Holiday Resort was a favorite vacation spot for many African-American families.

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Fordite, also known as Detroit agate or motor agate, was formed from the buildup of layers of enamel paint slag on tracks and skids on which cars were hand spray-painted, which have been baked numerous times.

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The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad became one of Michigan's longest and most successful railways with a quick expansion to 529 miles.

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The Toledo War (1835–36), also known as the Michigan–Ohio War or the Ohio–Michigan War, was an almost bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan over a 10 mile stretch of land known as the Toledo Strip.

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Mount Clemens, Michigan was known as Bath City USA, but it was also called the Rose Capital of the United States. Mount Clemens was the largest producer of roses in Michigan. Paul Weiss started the Mount Clemens Rose Gardens with the help of Japanese-American workers who would become lifelong family friends.

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Born in Jackson County, Michigan, Holling Clancy Holling graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1923. The author was best known for his book Paddle-to-the-Sea which was inspired by some of his own personal journeys.

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The United States Life-Saving Service was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers.

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Sojourner Truth was a life long American abolitionist and Women's rights activist who moved to Michigan in 1857.

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Developed in Saginaw, Michigan during the 1890's, Hinkley's Bone Liniment was a nostrum intended to cure everything from headaches to diphtheria.