Monguagon Township, Michigan
Former civil township in Michigan, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mongaugon Township, is a former township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Quarries including the DTE Energy Sibley Quarry that mines, gray limestone and celestine associated with calcite, fluorite, gypsum, epsomite, and rarely, sulfur were first worked by the French circa 1749.[1] United States forces aided by Muskrat French defeated United Kingdom aided by Native Americans forces at the Battle of Monguagon during the War of 1812.
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Monguagon Township, Michigan | |
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Former civil township | |
Coordinates: 42°09′00″N 83°11′00″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
Settled | 1812 |
Organized | 1818 |
Dissolved | 1959 |
Today part of | Grosse Ile Township, Riverview, Trenton |
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Mongaugon Township was first settled in 1812 by many former soldiers of the afformentioned War who founded villages that grew to become the cities of Trenton and Riverview, and the civil township of Grosse Ile.[2]