Detroit History

An overview of the Ambassador Bridge.

by Frank Boles
From CMU'S Clarke Historical Library, this site provides a great overview of the history of Detroit.

The Detroit 67 Project and its centerpiece, the Detroit 67 Exhibition, covers a period of 150 years. From the Detroit Historical Society.

Since its founding in 1921, the Detroit Historical Society has been dedicated to ensuring that the history of our region is preserved so that current and future generations of metro Detroiters can better understand the people, places and events that helped shape our lives.

Detroit History Tours is proud to announce the beginning of The Detroit History Club. It will be a place for lectures, events, and presentations celebrating 300 years of stories in Detroit.

From the Detroit Historical Society, this is a searchable online encyclopedia.

History of the FBI's Detroit, MI Field Office.

HistoricDetroit.org is Detroit’s place to learn the stories behind the city’s historic places and for photographers, historians and others to share their love, images, memories and more about its landmarks. The site was founded in June 2011 by Dan Austin, author of “Lost Detroit: Stories Behind the Motor City’s Majestic Ruins” and former writer, photographer, researcher and webmaster behind the Detroit history site BuildingsofDetroit.com.

Information about the history of one of Detroit's forts, based on information compiled by James Conway, Fort Wayne Project Manager/Historian.

From the National Park Service, this is a list (with links) of notable and historic places in and around Detroit.

A good overview from the Motown Museum.

Quick facts, an overview of the history, and more information about the tunnel.

An overview of the history of the salt mine, from the Detroit Salt Co.

Detroit has hosted an auto show for over a century. For the first several decades of its existence, however, the show’s focus was strictly regional. Then, in 1987, a visionary group of auto dealers within the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) asked a bold question: Why not make the event truly international in scope?

Preservation Detroit is the city's oldest preservation organization. We have worked to protect places that matter to Detroiters since 1975. Through advocacy campaigns, tours, public events and hands-on workshops, Preservation Detroit continues to preserve the places that matter most to Detroiters.