1818 : First Public Land Auction Held in Michigan

When:
July 6, 2018 all-day
2018-07-06T00:00:00-04:00
2018-07-07T00:00:00-04:00

Average price for land in Michigan goes for $4 an acre at the first public auction in Michigan on July 6, 1818. By 1836, land-hungry easterners were paying $1000 an acre for land near the site of today’s Comerica Park.

Source : Detroit Almanac

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