It was just land, I guess...
Congress established the Michigan Territory in 1805. William Hull was the first territorial governor and the capital of the territory was Detroit.
1837, is when Michigan became a state. On Sept. 27.
Before West Virgina was a state it was originally part of Virginia
Wait!!Wisconsin NEVER owned ANY part of the U.P. Michigan Owned From What is Now Drummond Island to the Munising area, the rest was owned by no state but the Northwest then Indiana territory and then the U.S. government and then during the Toledo war in exchange for the Toledo Strip (it went to the then STATE of Ohio) Michigan received the rest of the U.P. After all this happened Wisconsin then became a state.(after Michigan)
Michigan became the 26th State on 26 January 1837 and the next was Florida in 1845.
TN was part of North Carolina before it became a state.
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Illinois and Michigan both became states before Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin became a U.S. state on May 29, 1848. Michigan became a U.S. state on January 26, 1837.
The only thing i can think of is Michigan State College It was Agricultural College of the state of Michigan 1855 to 1861 when it was changed to State Agricultural College. In 1909 it became Michigan Agricultural College, and in 1925 it was changed to Michigan State College. In 1955, it became MSU. Go Green.
A man named Mason who was elected governor before Michigan even became a state!
Michigan became a state on January 26, 1837. It is the 26th state.
Michigan State previously played in the Michigan Collegiate Athletic Association which is currently the oldest of all collegiate leagues. Michigan State was then known as Michigan Agricultural College. In 1907 Michigan State became an independent and in 1949 announced that the school would be joining the Big Ten Conference.
michigan was a colony before statehoood and it became a colony in 1872
Michigan became a state on June 26,1846
Michigan was admitted into the Union on January 26, 1837 becoming the 26th state to join the Union. Andrew Jackson was President of the U.S. when Michigan became a state.
1837, is when Michigan became a state. On Sept. 27.