Historical Marker
UAW Local 600
Historical marker location:
10550 Dix Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of Dix Avenue and Ferney Street, on the left when traveling north on Dix Avenue.)
Unionizing Ford Motor Company.
The first European settlement in Michigan was founded by French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701. He established the settlement of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit (later known as Detroit), which became an important trading post and military stronghold for the French and later the British.