Nicknames: "The Great Lake(s) State", "The Wolverine State", "The Mitten State", "Water (Winter) Wonderland"
Motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice - (English: "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you")
Due to the huge number of cars produced there, Detroit is called the world capital of the automotive industry. In 1893, Henry Ford, a self-taught engineer, approached the mayor of Detroit asking for permission to travel around the city in a motor-carriage he called a "buggy." It was one of the first cars in the USA and the beginning of the Ford car factory.
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