Detroit

city, port of entry, and county-seat of Wayne co., Mich.; on the Detroit river, about 18 miles from Lake Erie, and 4 miles from Lake St. Clair. It is the first city in population and importance in the State. It has a water front of 8 miles; steamship communication with the principal ports on the Great Lakes; and ferries to Windsor on the Canadian side. The city is defended by Fort Wayne, a mile below. The river at this point is known as the “ Dardanelles of the New World,” leading from one great lake to another and affording an excellent harbor.