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Ecorse

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

noun

  1. a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.


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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

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

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

Also in Ecorse, Michigan Steel Corp. has been improving its plant for the past three years, increased its capacity 30% this year alone.

From Time Magazine Archive

After a much-needed rest of a day and two nights at Ecorse, I left that quiet retreat on the afternoon of July thirty-first, with Detroit as my evening objective.

From Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel by Glazier, Willard W.

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