The third European settlement to be founded in the State of Michigan, Monroe abounds equally with history and the natural features that attracted settlers in the first place. Founded by French traders in 1785, Frenchtown, as it was then called, became a focal point of the War of 1812. In January 1813, after surrendering to British forces and being assured of their safety, the wounded American soldiers were abandoned by their British guards to a mob of hostile Native Americans who scalp...
Feb 07, 2019
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