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Why does Michigan have the upper peninsula?

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One month later, On January 26, 1837, President Andrew Jackson signed a bill admitting Michigan to the union, making it the 26th state. read more

The Upper Peninsula (UP), also known as Upper Michigan, is the northern of the two major peninsulas that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. The peninsula is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by the St. Marys River, on the southeast by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and on the southwest by Wisconsin. read more

Had Michigan won the Toledo War they would have acquire the Toledo Strip, meaning that the Upper Peninsula probably would have become a part of the Wisconsin Territory and later a part of the State of Wisconsin. read more

Michigan has an upper peninsula, because the land is separated from lower Michigan by Lakes Michigan and Huron. Both the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan are just that, peninsulas. Land that is surrounded by water on all but one side. read more

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