Wyandotte

History

In the 18th century, this area was a small village of the Wyandot (or Wendat) called Maquaqua. Local French colonists called it Monguagon, a transliteration of its pronunciation in French. The Wyandot were Iroquoian-speaking and part of the Huron nation from the Georgian Bay area of Canada. They generally lived peacefully with the few white French farmers, exchanging products and favors. During the French and Indian War (part of the Seven Years' War in Europe), the Wyandot were allied with the Potawatomi and the French. English had taken control of the garrisoned Fort of Detroit. Near here, Chief Pontiac plotted his attack against the British fort in 1763 but failed. The center of the village was nearly parallel to Biddle Avenue between Oak Street and Eureka Road near the river and its sandy beach, which was a welcome feature to the local tribesmen, as their main mode of transportation to the fort in Detroit was by birch bark canoe. The tribe was considered peaceable and friendly with the British, the remaining French in the area, and the newly arrived Americans. In 1818, after the United States had gained independence and then control over this area from the British, the Wyandot signed a treaty with the U.S. government ceding this land. Some Wyandot moved to an area near Flat Rock, Michigan, then to Ohio, and Indian Territory, in Kansas and finally Oklahoma. Most of the Wyandot moved across the Detroit River to Canada and what is now Anderdon, Windsor, Ontario. Many of their descendants live there today. The name somewhat lives on as Wyandotte County, Kansas. The Anglo-Americans later credited Major John Biddle as the first white settler in Wyandotte, but French colonists had lived in the area for more than a century before he settled there. After the War of…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The city is southwest of Downtown Detroit. The Detroit River forms the eastern boundary of the city, and the uninhabited Grassy Island is administered by the city. The Ecorse River also forms a small northern boundary of the city.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Fordson High School
  High · DEARBORN · 2,339 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• Western International High School
  High · DETROIT · 2,151 students · 25.9:1 ratio
• Dearborn High School
  High · DEARBORN · 1,969 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Edsel Ford High School
  High · DEARBORN · 1,639 students · 19.1:1 ratio
• Taylor High School
  High · TAYLOR · 1,394 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Lincoln Park High School
  High · LINCOLN PARK · 1,367 students · 21.7:1 ratio
• Roosevelt High School
  High · WYANDOTTE · 1,232 students · 18.1:1 ratio
• Advanced Technology Academy
  Other · DEARBORN · 1,215 students · 22.5:1 ratio