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The Beaver of the Detroit River is a symbol of an end of an era.
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Seeing that the Niagara River would be selected as the point for invasion, he made it his _defensive_ frontier, while the Detroit River was the
The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 Walter R. Nursey 1887
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A coalition of responsible people on both sides of the border known as the Detroit River International Crossing project, or DRIC, wants to build a modern publicly owned bridge a mile or so further downstream, in an area much better suited to traffic patterns.
Metro Times 2009
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The shores of the beautiful strait on which it stands, and which, by a strange blending of significations and languages, is popularly called the "Detroit River," were alive with men and their appliances, and we scarce know where to turn to find a more agreeable landscape than that which was presented to us, after passing the island of "Bobolo" (Bois Blanc), near Maiden.
Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper 1820
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Warehouses like the one along the Detroit River hold about one million tons of aluminum, or almost 25% of the LME's stocks.
Commodities Beckon Banks Carolyn Cui 2011
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Goldman's warehouse on the banks of the Detroit River is one of more than 100 storage facilities controlled by the giant securities firm around the world.
Commodities Beckon Banks Carolyn Cui 2011
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It was during this time that Tammy met her husband, Roy, and when they got married they did the smart thing, leaving Ripper in a kennel instead of with Cindy Shune when they went on their honeymoon cruise up the Detroit River.
February 1975 Lansing, MICHIGAN Michael K. White 2011
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We've been told we're on the edge so many times that it feels like Detroit is as much on the edge of existence as on the straits of the Detroit River.
Vincent M Keenan: A New Charter and a New Opportunity Vincent M Keenan 2011
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GOP lawmakers last year blocked legislation to move ahead with the bridge in the face of a vigorous campaign against the plan led by the owners of the privately controlled Ambassador Bridge that spans the Detroit River between southwest Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Michigan Governor Renews Calls for Canada Bridge Joseph B. White 2012
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Others were heading toward water for relief, including 65-year-old welder Marcellus Washington, who wore a floppy cloth fishing hat and sunglasses as he walked through a park on the Detroit River that marks the border with Canada.
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