Early Michigan History By facebooker_3120453871362787 1715 The French establish Fort Michilimackinac at Straits of Mackinac 1760 French surrender Fort Pontchartrain to the British which ends French Rule 1792 Under British parliament's Constitutional Act, the first election is held in Michigan Jul 11, 1796 The British evacuate Detroit and abandon their posts on the Great Lakes 1805 Michigan Territory is created 1812 Detroit and Fort Mackinac are surrendered to the British during the war of 1812 1837 Michigan is admitted to the Union as the twenty-sixth state 1879 The new State Capitol is dedicated in Lansing 1908 The Ford Model T is first manufactured in Michigan
