1931 : Longest Parade in Michigan History?

When:
September 22, 2018 all-day
2018-09-22T00:00:00-04:00
2018-09-23T00:00:00-04:00

On Sept. 22, 1931, the American Legion sponsored the longest parade in Michigan’s history. The parade in Detroit lasted eight hours and had 85,000 marchers and 1 million spectators.

Sources:

Historical Society of Michigan via MIRS

“Million Watch Legion Veterans March for Hours”, Detroit Free Press, September 23, 1931, front page.

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