The Detroit Free Press: Downriver War of 1812 trail gets its due
A road built through a swamp built out of logs for the movement of troops in the War of 1812 is featured in the Detroit Free Press today.
607 of the original logs are still in place and a visible marker of "Hull's Trace", the road built by General William Hull with that section built around July 4, 1812.
Pretty impressive that the remains of the log road are still there, almost 200 years later.
As yet another example of the more things change, the more they stay the same, people were bitterly complaining about the lousy conditions of Michigan's roads back then, much as they continue to do so today.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Road From The War of 1812 Featured in the Detroit Free Press
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No semi-useless union goons back then. It probably came in on time and under-budget, too.
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