It was the pre-motor Motor City that served as Michigan's first capital, and what is now Capitol Park was its home. The building that would serve as the first Michigan Capitol opened May 5, 1828, when Michigan was still a territory, as the Michigan Territorial Courthouse.

Detroit, the largest city in the state of Michigan, was settled in 1701 by French colonists. It is the first European settlement above tidewater in North America. [1] . Founded as a New France fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with …

Through a provision in the Constitution of 1835, Detroit was selected as the first capital of the new state. A territorial courthouse, built in 1823, was pressed into service as the first capitol building.

The first state capitol was in Detroit, the original capital of Michigan, and was relocated to Lansing in 1847, due to the need to develop the state's western portion and for better defense from British troops stationed in Windsor, Ontario.

Jan 26, 2017 · Starting in 1805, Detroit served as the state's capital city. Government met in various buildings until converting a 1923 courthouse into the official capitol building in 1837, according to a...

The Territory of Michigan was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from June 30, 1805, [1] until January 26, 1837, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Michigan. Detroit was the territorial capital.

The first State Capitol, completed in 1828, was known as the Territorial Courthouse until Michigan became a state in 1837. Designed by Obed Wait and constructed of red brick, the Courthouse/Capitol was one of the earliest Greek Revival buildings in Michigan with a fine Ionic portico and a tower which rose to a height of 140 feet.

Michigan becomes part of the Territory of Indiana. 1804 United States land office established at Detroit. 1805 The Territory of Michigan is created, with Detroit as the capital. Detroit is completely destroyed by fire. General William Hull becomes the first territorial governor.

Michigan’s first capitol was located in Detroit. After the legislature moved the location of the capital city to Lansing in 1847, the building was used as a school.

On July 1, 1805, Detroit became the capital of the new territory, with various locations in the city serving at different times as the seat of government. Michigan’s first capitol was located in Detroit.