Detroit

Detroit (, pronounced ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded in 1701 by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. Detroit is home to the "Big Three" U.S. automakers, and is known as the world's traditional automotive center "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music, legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames emerged in the twentieth century, including Rock City, Arsenal of Democracy (during World War II), The D, D-Town, "Hockeytown" (a reference to the success and popularity of the Detroit Red Wings) and The 3-1-3 (its area code). In 2006, Detroit ranked as the United States' eleventh most populous city, with 918,849... full article at wikipedia