January 11, 1805 – Michigan Territory is established by an act of the United States Congress – effective June 30 of that year.

Did you know that for a short time – June 1834- July 1836 – the “unorganized” territory that included Iowa, Minnesota, and the Dakotas was adopted into the existing Michigan Territory (Michigan and Wisconsin), with Detroit as the capital – see maps above.

A Day-by-Day Calendar of Historical Events In Iowa, William J. Petersen, State Historical Society of Iowa, 1946, p 9

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