What part of the US is Detroit in?
East part, near the lakes
Which lakes is Detroit between?
Lake St Clair and Lake Erie
Which state is Detroit in?
Michigan, just west of Canada border
Which are Detroit’s nearest cities?
Cleveland to south and Chicago to east
Where did they extract iron ore from?
Upper peninsula of Michigan
Where did they get coal from?
Great Lakes and Appalchian coalfields
What area was the steel belt and what allowed for this?
Southern Michigan, due to waterways, canals, roads and railways between mines