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Michigan, United States
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Warren, city, northern suburb of Detroit, Macomb county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. Organized in 1837 as Hickory township, it was called Aba (or Alba, 1838) until renamed (1839) for Gen. Joseph Warren, a hero of the American Revolution. The village of Warren was incorporated in 1893; from its initial settlement, the community remained rural in character until it was linked to Detroit by streetcar and rail in 1904. The city was created in 1955 through the...

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