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Map: Detroit and Hog Island 1820

November 9, 2015 By Alex B. Hill

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This gem of a map comes from the 1843 bound volume of “A collection of maps, charts, drawings, surveys, etc, published from time to time, by order of the two houses of Congress.” from the Library of Congress online archives.

Detroit was merely a strip in 1820 and Belle Isle was simply Hog Island in the strait.

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Posted in History, Land | Tagged 1820, 1843, Anthony Barclay, Belle Isle, coastline, congress, David Thompson, Detroit, Hog Island, Lake St. Clair, Library of Congress, map, Peter B. Porter, survey, Treaty of Ghent, William A. Bird | 1 Comment |

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  1. Matthew Baker (@MapBaker)'s avatar Matthew Baker (@MapBaker) says:
    November 9, 2015 at 5:10 PM

    Isle a la Peche goes back even further than Belle Isle! Nice!

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