Ecorse

Along the Detroit River

Nonfiction, Travel, Pictorials, Art & Architecture, Photography, History
Cover of the book Ecorse by Kathy Covert Warnes, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Kathy Covert Warnes ISBN: 9781439646991
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: September 1, 2014
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Kathy Covert Warnes
ISBN: 9781439646991
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: September 1, 2014
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
French explorers called the Ecorse River the �river of bark,� or Ecorces, because the Huron Indians who lived in the villages surrounding it wrapped their dead in the bark of the birch trees that grew along its banks. White pioneers settled on French ribbon farms along the Detroit River, and a small village called Grandport sprang up where the Ecorse River met the Detroit River. By 1836, Grandport, now known as Ecorse, had grown into a fishing and farming center, and, by the 1900s Ecorse had gained fame as a haven for bootleggers during Prohibition, an important shipbuilding center, and the home of several championship rowing teams.
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French explorers called the Ecorse River the �river of bark,� or Ecorces, because the Huron Indians who lived in the villages surrounding it wrapped their dead in the bark of the birch trees that grew along its banks. White pioneers settled on French ribbon farms along the Detroit River, and a small village called Grandport sprang up where the Ecorse River met the Detroit River. By 1836, Grandport, now known as Ecorse, had grown into a fishing and farming center, and, by the 1900s Ecorse had gained fame as a haven for bootleggers during Prohibition, an important shipbuilding center, and the home of several championship rowing teams.

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