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Ecorse

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[ih-kawrs, ee-kawrs] / ɪˈkɔrs, ˈi kɔrs /

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.


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The twin cities of Ecorse and River Rouge - which depended heavily on tax revenue from the plant - are also hurting, the cities’ mayors said.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2020

Ecorse used to collect up to $6 million in property taxes from the mill - or half its revenue, said Mayor Lamar Indwell, a Democrat.

From Reuters • Oct. 9, 2020

Terry, a native of the Detroit area, served in the Marines and as a police officer in the Michigan cities of Ecorse and Lincoln Park before joining the Border Patrol in 2007.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2010

Both management and union began to think seriously about incentive pay for the Ecorse plant.

From Time Magazine Archive

For years back there have hardly any fish made their appearance up the Ecorse.

From The Bark Covered House by Nowlin, William