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Powder House Island
Aerial image of an island.
USGS aerial imagery of Powder House Island
Powder House Island is located in Wayne County, Michigan
Powder House Island
Powder House Island
Location in Wayne County, Michigan
Powder House Island is located in Michigan
Powder House Island
Powder House Island
Location in Michigan
Powder House Island is located in the United States
Powder House Island
Powder House Island
Location in the United States
Geography
Location Michigan
Coordinates 42°06′26″N 83°08′09″W / 42.10722°N 83.13583°W / 42.10722; -83.13583 (Powder House Island)
Highest elevation 574 ft (175 m)
Administration
United States
State  Michigan
County Wayne

Powder House Island is an island in the Detroit River. It is in Wayne County, in southeast Michigan. Its coordinates are 42°06′26″N 83°08′09″W / 42.10722°N 83.13583°W / 42.10722; -83.13583 (Powder House Island), and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 574 ft (175 m) in 1980.

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  • Powder House Island and Fox Island, 2005-12

    Powder House Island (right) and Fox Island (left) in a 2005 aerial photograph

  • USGS topographic map, Michigan, Wyandotte quadrangle (278613), 1906, 1-62500 (cropped to Fox and Powder House Islands)

    Powder House Island, as it appeared on a 1906 USGS map

  • Exploding 800 lbs. of dynamite, Livingstone Channel, Mich. between 1905 and 1920

    A 800 lb (360 kg) charge of dynamite being used for construction on the Livingstone Channel, in a photo taken between 1905 and 1920

  • Powder House Island, Michigan, 1993-04

    1993 aerial photo, taken by USGS

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