Permanent claim record · University of Michigan
The University of Michigan was founded in Detroit in 1817 and moved to Ann Arbor in 1837.
Verified | Predicate | trivia.fact |
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| Subject | University of Michigan (organization) |
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| Status | Verified |
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| Source | University of Michigan Detroit — History (trust 9.8/10) |
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| Reference | https://detroit.umich.edu/about/history/ |
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| Document hash | pending evidence-pack link |
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| Provenance chain | primary_source_verification |
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| Claim ID | a86afb79-b059-44fe-b7ad-796a558503f6 |
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