History of Ann Arbor, Michigan
The recorded history of Ann Arbor, Michigan, began with settlers from various eastern states in early 1824. == Before founding as Ann Arbor == The lands of present-day Ann Arbor were part of Massachusetts's western claim after the French and Indian War (1754–1763), bounded by the latitudes of Massachusetts Bay Colony's original charter, to which it was entitled by its interpretation of its original sea-to-sea grant from the British Crown.
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