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Lansing (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 42 43 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 42.7167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 084 33 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -84.5500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Grand river where it joins the Red Cedar river; site was wilderness in 1847 when state capital was moved here; grew with arrival of railroad & development of motor industry in 1880s; now produces automobiles. |
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| Lansing (preferred,C,V)
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............ | renamed in 1848 for the township where it was located, which in turn was named for Lansing, New York |
| Michigan (H,V)
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............ | original name, used until 1848 |
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Ingham (county) (P) |
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Lansing (inhabited place) (P) |
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Lansing (inhabited place) |
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Eaton (county) (P) |
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Lansing (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1847, incorporated in 1859 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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moved here from Detroit in 1847 |
| industrial center (C) |
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since 1880s |
| transportation center (C) |
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hub for road & rail traffic since 1850s |
| educational center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Michigan .......... (state) |
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(World, North and Central America, United States) [7007520] |
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