How did Detroit get its name?

Answer 1

Detroit was originally a fort established by the French known as Fort Detroit. The name Detroit comes from the fact the river it was built next to was called " le détroit du Lac Érié", meaning the strait of Lake Erie, linking Lake Huron and Lake Erie, by the original French explorers.

Answer 2

Detroit is a French word meaning strait. For example, in French one would refer to the Bering Strait as Détroit de Béring.

In the case of Detroit, Michigan the label détroitapplies to the waterway that drains the waters of Lake Huron into Lake Erie. Today we refer to that waterway as three distinct parts: the St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River.

The entire region of southeastern Michigan and southwestern Ontario had been referred to as Detroit since the 1600s, when French explorers first discovered the area. The full name was le Détroit du lac Érié.

Answer 3

It was founded by Frenchman Cadillac and has a French name meaning by or near a strait or channel.

Answer 4

According to American Revolutionary War hero Henry Deaborn.

Answer 5

it got it from France