Editing Dexter, Michigan (section)

==History==
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[[File:Monument Park Dexter.JPG|thumb|left|Monument Park]]
[[File:Dexter tornado outside Brass Creek.jpeg|thumb|upright|Tornado outside of Brass Creek]]

On March 20, 1966, the Dexter area experienced "one of the most infamous of all [[UFO]] sightings in history" when local truck driver Frank Mannor spotted a glowing object near his home.  Astronomer [[J. Allen Hynek]] visited Dexter and declared the [[Michigan "swamp gas" UFO reports|Dexter mass sighting]] was probably caused by "swamp gas," a term which has since become closely affiliated with UFO sightings.  Hynek's swamp gas theory prompted then-Michigan Congressman (and future president) [[Gerald R. Ford]] to call for a thorough Congressional investigation of "the rash of reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in southern Michigan".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ufos-over-michigan-baffle-eyewitnesses_n_2473906|title=UFOs Over Michigan Baffle Multiple Eyewitnesses (VIDEO)|date=January 15, 2013|website=HuffPost.com|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://michigantoday.umich.edu/2014/04/13/ann-arbor-vs-the-flying-saucers/|title=Ann Arbor vs. the flying saucers|date=April 13, 2014|newspaper=[[Michigan Today]]|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>

On March 15, 2012, Dexter was struck by [[Tornadoes of 2012#March 15|a large EF3 tornado]] causing substantial damage to local houses and businesses, yet no injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/happening-now-severe-weather-f/62826|title=Accuweather News|website=Accuweather.com|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>

On November 4, 2014, Dexter residents voted to adopt a new charter, officially turning the former village into a city.<ref>[http://www.9and10news.com/story/27283799/village-of-dexter-to-become-city-after-vote 9&10NEWS] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141115013534/http://www.9and10news.com/story/27283799/village-of-dexter-to-become-city-after-vote |date=November 15, 2014}}.</ref>