While we are proud of our automotive heritage and music history there are lesser-known facts about Detroit. Here we will explore ten facts every Detroiter, historian, or pop-culture enthusiast should know.

The present design of the Detroit seal located at the flag’s center was approved and adopted as the official seal in 1827. It commemorates the great fire of 1805 that burned Detroit to the ground. The seal shows two women; one standing rather somber analyzing what has been lost and the other woman comforting her as she stands in the brighter side of the City, representing hope and the future.