26 January 1837 A.D. Michigan Becomes 26th U.S. State

26 January 1837 A.D.  Michigan Becomes 26^th U.S. State

 

Editors. “1837 – Michigan became the 26th state of the US.”  This Day in U.S. Military History.  N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/01/26/january-26/. Accessed 26 Jan 2015.

 

1837 – Michigan became the 26th state of the US. By the early 1830s, Michigan had enough residents to apply for statehood. However, approval of this measure languished for several years due to a boundary dispute (the Toledo War) with Ohio, with both sides claiming a strip of land around Toledo. Ultimately, Congress awarded the “Toledo Strip” to Ohio, but as compensation, granted the entire Upper Peninsula to Michigan.