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About Dundee, Monroe County

Dundee is a village of 5,323 people (2020 census) in Dundee Township, western Monroe County, where M-50 crosses U.S. 23 at the bend of the River Raisin. At 5.28 square miles it is the largest village by land area in Michigan. It has a National Register historic downtown and, since the early 2000s, a highway-side retail and manufacturing economy that is out of proportion to its population.

History of Dundee

• Settled as early as 1823 and incorporated as a village in 1855.
• The dam on the River Raisin at Toledo Street was first built in 1827 and rebuilt in 1846; the grist mill on it, the Alfred Wilkerson Grist Mill, went up in 1849 and is the oldest surviving structure in the village.
• That mill was converted around 1910 to produce hydroelectricity as the village's only source of power.

Landmarks and Places in Dundee

• The Old Mill Museum (Alfred Wilkerson Grist Mill) at 242 Toledo Street, on the River Raisin dam, built 1849 and restored by Henry Ford.
• The Dundee Historic District along M-50 at the bend of the River Raisin, known locally as the Triangle District for the 45-degree intersection of Riley and Tecumseh streets.
• Memorial Park, the triangular plot at the district's center, complete with a naval cannon and a bandstand. The original owners donated the land on the condition it stay undeveloped as a park.

The Dundee Economy

• Cabela's built a store in Dundee in 2001. As one of the largest stores of its kind it became a major tourist destination and, per Monroe County's own account, greatly improved the local economy.
• The Dundee Engine Plant on North Ann Arbor Road, built in 2004 as the Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance joint venture between DaimlerChrysler, Hyundai and Mitsubishi, is now wholly owned by Stellantis. It covers 1.3 million square feet on 275 acres, about 100 acres of which are Michigan prairie.
• The plant's North Plant opened in October 2005 and the South Plant in November 2006; it was renamed from Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance to Dundee Engine Plant in January 2012.

Community Life in Dundee

• Dundee Community Schools serves the village and parts of five surrounding townships. Dundee High School stands on Viking Drive and the teams are the Vikings.
• The Dundee wrestling program is what the district is best known for. It won the first of four consecutive Division 4 state wrestling championships in 1995 and has been a top Michigan program since.
• The Old Mill Museum runs ghost tours and paranormal investigations and hosts the annual Old Mill ParaFest.

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