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Place Case Studies Flashcards

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Detroit

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Location: State of Michigan, on the Detroit River
Foundation: French Colonists founded Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit in 1701

Transport Hub- 19th Century shipping and ship building brought wealth to the city

Steel Belt Boom- Significant population growth in the 19th Century lead to business expansion in the 20th Century. Home-grown companies produced goods that were exported worldwide, e.g. Ford and General Motors innovative production process. By late 20th Century it was known as the Rust Belt.

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