Located in Wayne County, in the southeastern Lower Peninsula, Dearborn is the eighth-largest city in Michigan, and currently home to the largest Muslim population in the United States.
Henry Ford was born on a farm near Dearborn, and later established a home in Dearborn, as well as the River Rouge Complex, the largest Ford factory. Henry Ford College is named for him.
The area was inhabited by Algonquin, the Potawatomi, and the Huron people, at various times, before the Europeans arrived. The French were the first, building missions, trading posts, and farms along the Detroit River and the River Rouge. France ceded its territory east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain in 1763, but the population of the area that was to become Dearborn remained largely French.
In 1786, after the United States had achieved independence from Britain, more European-Americans moved into the region, settling the Detroit and Dearborn area. In 1833, Dearborn Township was formed, followed by the village of Dearborn in 1836, each named for Henry Dearborn, an American Revolutionary War general and Secretary of War under President Thomas Jefferson. The village was incorporated as a town in 1893, and as a city in 1927. The following year, the village of Fordson and portions of Springwells Township were merged with Dearborn. However, the area between Fordson and Dearborn was largely undeveloped, and remains so today, forming two distinct settlements.
Middle Eastern settlers began coming into the Detroit and Dearborn region in the 1870s, although early Middle Eastern settlers were largely Lebanese Christians, although Sunni Muslims, Shia Muslims, and Druze were included. Immigration from Iraq, Yemen, and the Arabian peninsula began in the early 1900s. Today, approximately 30% of the Dearborn population speak Arabic, while just over 60% speak only English.
The city of Dearborn owns Camp Dearborn, a 626-acre park in Milford. Although it is located thirty-five miles from Dearborn, the park is considered part of Dearborn. It includes several ponds and lakes, and access to the Huron River, as well as a half-mile swimming beach, a swimming pool, picnic sites, and camping areas. Open year-round, it offers activities for swimming, paddle boating, hayrides, dances, miniature golf, and a 27-hole golf course.
The Ford Motor Company headquarters is in Dearborn, and the company owns several properties within the city, including the Fairlane Town Center shopping mall and other interests.
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Specializing in Lebanese or Mediterranean cuisine, the restaurant is located on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. Its location is shown on a map, and its hours of operation, telephone number, fax number, contact form, and social media addresses are included. Guests may submit a testimonial to the site, and visitors may read testimonials left by others. Its menu is listed on the site, along with options and prices, and orders may be made online.
https://babasgrill.net/
Captain Jay's was founded in 2003 as a one-stop-shop where customers can buy dinner for their family and pick up the groceries. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, the restaurant now has more than twenty locations throughout the Detroit Metro Region and Grand Rapids. Its locations are posted on the site, which includes its menus, the history and a profile of the business, a contact form, mailing address, and telephone number. Job opportunities and a job application are included.
https://www.captainjays.net/
The city’s official website offers links to several city programs and facilities, remote access information for public meetings, social media, and an overview of services offered by the city, permit applications, plans, and policies, inspection requirements, utilities, and municipal office locations and hours of operation. A city newsletter, calendar of events, and a bi-annual brochure from the city’s Department of Recreation and Parks may be downloaded from the site.
http://cityofdearborn.org/
Maintained by the City of Dearborn, Michigan, and available in English and Arabic, the site features news and announcements from the city and local area, as well as select national and international news. Event coverage, including weddings, graduation parties, political campaigns, funerals, religious and political charity events, along with audio and video interviews in English and Arabic, are included. Obituaries and a calendar of events are featured.
https://www.dearborn.org/
Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce
The core initiatives of the membership-based business organization are featured, along with its board of directors and staff directory, meeting schedules, a calendar of events, news, announcements, and contacts. Other information includes economic data and demographics, employment resources, and a community profile, relocation information, and community programs and activities. Membership policies and benefits, a member directory, and a business resource guide are included.
https://www.dearbornareachamber.org/
The youth baseball and fastpitch softball organization was founded in 1982, offering instructional teams, such as T-Ball and Coach Pitch, for younger children, as well as House Leagues and Tournament and Travel League teams for older children, and Girls Fastpitch Softball. Its teams and leagues are identified, along with field locations, registration instructions and schedules, and contacts. Sponsorship opportunities are available and sponsors are acknowledged.
https://www.dearbornbaseball.org/
Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, Dearborn Brand is a line of high-grade meats available in about two hundred stores across Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, and Canada, as well as in restaurants and other facilities. Its primary retail and outlet store are in Dearborn, with another retail location in Roseville. Its history, a list of retailers carrying the company’s products, and an online shopping area featuring various meat products, condiments, and special offers. Recipes are also available.
https://dearbornbrand.com/
Founded in 1950, the museum began with the Detroit Arsenal Commandant’s Quarters, the oldest building in Dearborn still at its original location, used as a military headquarters from 1833 to 1875. Other museum buildings include the McFadden Ross House, Richard Gardner House, and its main museum offices on Brady Street. Its locations, hours of operation, admissions policies, and a calendar of events are noted. Various online resources include histories and photographs.
https://thedhm.com/
Serving the Detroit area since 1956, the record store is located in Dearborn, Michigan, where it carries a selection of new and used CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and LPs covering a wide range of rock, jazz, classical, blues, indie, R&B, country, folk, bluegrass, soundtracks, religious, electronic, rap, reggae, and other musical genres. Directions and a map showing the location of the store are given, along with its hours of operation, new releases, and an online shopping area.
https://dearbornmusic.net/
Headquartered in Dearborn, the real estate firm also has offices in Dearborn Heights, Detroit, Northville, and Canton Township, employing a team of industry professionals to make sure that clients have access to local home inspectors, contractors, interior designers, service providers, property managers, lending professionals, title and escrow services, painters, gardeners, plumbers, electricians, and home warranty companies. Market reports, foreclosures, and a property search are available.
https://www.ergselect.com/
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
Located on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan, the Center features a pool, fitness center, gymnasium, rock climbing wall, sports facilities, and theater space, offering swimming opportunities, several sports programs, wellness services, child-care, camps, classes, and various activities. Memberships may include either a Fitness Pass or an Aerobic Pass, which are outlined here, and members may register for programs online. Rental information is also available.
https://www.dearbornfordcenter.com/
With our complete lineup of new Lincoln vehicles, as well as a variety of used and certified pre-owned vehicles, there is something for everyone at Jack Demmer Lincoln in Dearborn, Michigan. Our comprehensive website makes it easy to research model details and get a free price quote. With access to millions of dollars of credit from a range of lending sources, our veteran finance team is committed to helping every customer drive away in the vehicle of their dreams.
http://demmerlincoln.net/
The professional regional theater in Dearborn, Michigan presents family theater programs, classes, symphony orchestra, and musicals in the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. Its address and a map showing its location are featured, along with facility hours, contacts, a calendar of meetings and events, and an overview of the facilities, with photographs, and theater rental policies. Seating charts, technical specifications, and rental rates may be downloaded in PDF format.
http://www.dearborntheater.com/
Offering authentic Arabic cuisine, the restaurant is located on Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. Directions and a map show the location of the establishment, its opening hours are posted, along with a telephone number and contact form. Including appetizers, lunch specials, traditional favorites, salads, soups, sandwiches, sub-sandwiches, entrees, seafood, combinations, side orders, desserts, and drink menus are featured, and orders may be placed online.
https://www.saharadearborn.com/
