Strong Island

Strong Island was an island in River Raisin, near Lake Erie, in Monroe County, Michigan. Its coordinates were, and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 571 ft.

Places of Interest

Highlights include River Raisin National Battlefield Park and Woodland Cemetery.

River Raisin National Battlefield Park

Park

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The River Raisin National Battlefield Park preserves the location of the January 1813 Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan, and is the only national battlefield park marking a site of the War of 1812.

Woodland Cemetery

Cemetery

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Woodland Cemetery is a public, city-owned cemetery located at 428 Jerome Street in the city of Monroe in the U.S. state of Michigan. It occupies 10 acres and contains over 6,500 graves.

Sawyer House

Building

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The Sawyer House, also known as the Sawyer Homestead and in its previous incarnation as the Navarre House, is a city-owned house located at 320 East Front Street in Monroe, Michigan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monroe and South Monroe.

Monroe

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Monroe is the largest city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,462 at the 2020 census. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but the two are administered autonomously.

South Monroe

Village

South Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,468 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Monroe Charter Township. South Monroe is situated 2 miles southwest of Strong Island.

West Monroe

Village

West Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,227 at the 2020 census. The CDP is located within Monroe Charter Township. West Monroe is situated 2½ miles west of Strong Island.

Strong Island

Type: Island
Description: former island in Monroe County, Michigan, United States
Categories: former island and landform
Location: Monroe County, Southeast Michigan, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.91085° or 41° 54′ 39″ north

Longitude

-83.37891° or 83° 22′ 44″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

86HRWJ6C+8C

GeoNames ID

5011413

Wikidata ID

Q106506173

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Strong Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Strong Island”

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