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Plaque marking site of the southwest corner of the Military Reserve
Description:
View of bronze tablet marking the site of the southwest corner of the Military Reserve, installed on the south side of Woodbridge between First and Cass. Inscription reads: "This tablet marks the south west corner of the Military Reserve donated to the City of Detroit by the Congress of the United States, May 20, 1826. To the northwest lay the Cass Farm, to the northeast lay the city of Detroit with a population of 1500 people. Erected to preserve a landmark of old Detroit by A. Harvey's Sons' Manufacturing Co., May 20, 1925, seventy years after this company was established in 1855."
Details
Resource ID:
bh009168
Date Issued:
Unknown year
Format:
1 photographic print ; 5 x 3.5 in.
Filing Location:
Outdoor civic memorials and historical markers, 1951, Detroit City Plan Commission, revision containing new photographs, 718 D484oa
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.