Frenchtown, Michigan

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Frenchtown, Michigan is a historic community in Monroe County known for its early French settlement and role in the War of 1812.

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Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic community
unincorporated community
associatedWithEvent Battle of Frenchtown NERFINISHED
associatedWithWar War of 1812 NERFINISHED
battleAlsoKnownAs Battle of the River Raisin NERFINISHED
battleDate January 1813
battleOutcome American defeat
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Monroe County, Michigan NERFINISHED
culturalInfluence French place names in Monroe County
earlySettlers French Canadians
French fur traders
economyHistorical agriculture
fur trade
governedBy Frenchtown Charter Township government NERFINISHED
hasCommemoration historical markers related to the Battle of Frenchtown
hasHistoricSignificance early French settlement in Michigan
major War of 1812 battle site
hasHistoricStructures early French ribbon farms (historical pattern)
heritage Catholic missionary history in the Great Lakes
French-American culture in Michigan
historicalRegion Michigan Territory NERFINISHED
locatedIn Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
Southeast Michigan NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Monroe, Michigan NERFINISHED
locatedOn River Raisin NERFINISHED
memorializedBy River Raisin National Battlefield Park NERFINISHED
namedFor French settlers
nearWaterBody Lake Erie NERFINISHED
notableAftermath River Raisin Massacre NERFINISHED
originalLanguageOfSettlers French
partOf Monroe metropolitan area NERFINISHED
Old Northwest NERFINISHED
populationHistorical predominantly French-speaking in early 19th century
religionHistoricalMajority Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
state Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan
strategicImportanceHistorical control of Detroit corridor during War of 1812
transportationHistorical River Raisin as travel route NERFINISHED

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Monroe County, Michigan contains Frenchtown, Michigan
this entity surface form: Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
Monroe metropolitan area containsCommunity Frenchtown, Michigan
this entity surface form: Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
Monroe, Michigan hasHistoricName Frenchtown, Michigan
Monroe County hasTownship Frenchtown, Michigan
subject surface form: Monroe County, Michigan
this entity surface form: Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
Fermi 2 locatedIn Frenchtown, Michigan
this entity surface form: Frenchtown Charter Township, Michigan
River Raisin near Frenchtown, Michigan