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Detroit was incorporated as a town in 1802
January 18, 2022 @ 12:00 am
Detroit was incorporated as a town by the legislature of the Northwest Territory at Chillicothe, Ohio, on this day in, 1802. Government was administered by a five-person board of trustees and there was no office of mayor. Following this, Ohio became a state and the eastern half of Michigan was attached to the Indiana Territory.