Detroit, MI
Is home to the Motown sound founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1957.
Installed the first mile of paved concrete road, just north of the Model T plant, on Woodward Avenue.
Built the nation?s first urban freeway, the Davison, in 1942.
Is home to the oldest state fair in the nation, first held in 1849.
Is the potato chip capital of the world, based on consumption.
Is home to the world?s only floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II, can be found on the Detroit River.
Is north of Canada.
Is second in the nation in fishing rod sales.
Shares the world?s first auto traffic tunnel between two nations ? the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel.
Is home to the second tallest hotel in North America, the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, at 73 stories.
Created the nation?s first soda, Vernors. It was created in Detroit by pharmacist James Vernor in 1862.
Has the most registered bowlers in the United States.
Was the first city in the nation to assign individual telephone numbers in 1879.
Is home to the Motown sound founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1957.
Installed the first mile of paved concrete road, just north of the Model T plant, on Woodward Avenue.
Built the nation?s first urban freeway, the Davison, in 1942.
Is home to the oldest state fair in the nation, first held in 1849.
Is the potato chip capital of the world, based on consumption.
Is home to the world?s only floating post office. The J.W. Westcott II, can be found on the Detroit River.
Is north of Canada.
Is second in the nation in fishing rod sales.
Shares the world?s first auto traffic tunnel between two nations ? the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel.
Is home to the second tallest hotel in North America, the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, at 73 stories.
Created the nation?s first soda, Vernors. It was created in Detroit by pharmacist James Vernor in 1862.
Has the most registered bowlers in the United States.
Was the first city in the nation to assign individual telephone numbers in 1879.
