Here was the Clinton River in downtown Mount Clemens. Here were 3 huge govt bldgs of the Macomb County govt, from (L-R) 1998, 1944, and 1972.

When you saw "Clinton River" and "Mount Clemens" and "Macomb County," you knew immediately that this is in Michigan.

 

On July 17, 1824, the Michigan Territorial Council decided to name the river "Clinton River," intending that New York Governor DeWitt Clinton should be worshipped in perpetuity. But they dropped his first name "DeWitt," apparently assuming that there would never be any other people named Clinton!

 

These buildings are huge! Macomb County people can't get enough government I guess:

• left, the Macomb County Administration Building, built 1998

• center, the Macomb County Building, built 1931-1944

• right, the Macomb County Courthouse, built 1972

 

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In downtown Mount Clemens, Michigan, on July 31st, 2021, the Clinton River as viewed from the Dickinson Street bridge. Clinton River Park is on both sides of the river.

 

The Clinton River flows to Lake St Clair, which flows to the Detroit River, which flows to Lake Erie &c. &c. &c.

 

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Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names terms:

• Clinton (river) (1122926)

• Macomb (county) (1002617)

• Mount Clemens (2052720)

 

Art & Architecture Thesaurus terms:

• artificial water channels (300133792)

• central business districts (300000868)

• county courthouses (300005979)

• docks (general waterside structures) (300404856)

• levees (300006156)

• parks (recreation areas) (300008187)

• public buildings (governmental buildings) (300008059)

• reflections (perceived properties) (300056034)

• riverfronts (300008343)

• riverine landscapes (300435110)

• rivers (300008707)

• skylines (300075416)

• summer (season) (300133099)

• urban landscapes (300132447)

 

Wikidata items:

• 31 July 2021 (Q69306130)

• Clinton River (Q5134216)

• July 31 (Q2715)

• July 2021 (Q61312805)

• Lake Erie drainage basin (Q6475771)

• Metro Detroit (Q1925718)

• river engineering (Q1187134)

• Southeast Michigan (Q3502886)

• stream channelization (Q42296746)

• Treaty of Detroit (Q1639077)

 

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Courthouses—Michigan (sh94008985)

• Parks—Michigan (sh85098169)

• Public buildings—Michigan (sh98007914)

• Rivers—Michigan (sh85114343)

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