All the western states and territories . Monroe is near the head of Lake Erie, on one of the branches of theMichigan Southern Railroad, 41 miles from Detroit and 24 from Toledo, bythe railroad connecting those cities. It is on both sides of the River Raisin,2 miles from its entrance into the lake. It has a fine harbor, and the soil MICHIGAN. 269. Wixchestebs Head Qu^eters, On the River Raisin. This house, modernized, is now the Episcopal par-sonage in Monroe. It is of hewn h;gs: the liimneyswere built of stone from the river bed a few yardsdistant, and tlie original form of the house in theusu
All the western states and territories . Monroe is near the head of Lake Erie, on one of the branches of theMichigan Southern Railroad, 41 miles from Detroit and 24 from Toledo, bythe railroad connecting those cities. It is on both sides of the River Raisin,2 miles from its entrance into the lake. It has a fine harbor, and the soil MICHIGAN. 269. Wixchestebs Head Qu^eters, On the River Raisin. This house, modernized, is now the Episcopal par-sonage in Monroe. It is of hewn h;gs: the liimneyswere built of stone from the river bed a few yardsdistant, and tlie original form of the house in theusual s^yle of the French settlers, with a very steeproof. The grove of pear trees iu tlie rear is sup-posed to be over 70 years old. ua limestone formation wliicli inexhaustible quarries for the manu-facture of lime. Po])ulation about 4,000. This point formerly called Fkenchtown, and sometimes the settlement ofthe Eicer liaisiii, is one of the most noted in the history of Michigan. The following details are communicatedfor this work, by Edwin ^Villits,Esq., of Monroe, who has givenmuch attention to the investigationof the history of this section: Monroe was one of the earliest set-tlements in the state of Michigan, asmall body of Cantidians and Frenchhaving settled there in 1784. In 1794,Detroit and Frenchtown (Monroe) werethe p
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