Editing Riverview, Michigan (section)

==History==
The August 9, 1812 [[Battle of Monguagon]] between Americans and a British-Indian coalition took place in today's Riverview. Native Americans were led by the famous Shawnee warrior Tecumseh, who was wounded in the engagement. The Americans gained a tactical victory at Monguagon but suffered a strategic defeat when US forces returned to Detroit after the fight without reopening their supply line to Ohio. Much of the location remains undeveloped in a green area bounded by Pennsylvania Road to the north, Colvin Street to the south, Electric Avenue to the east, and Vreeland Park to the west, which is also part of the battlefield.

In 1950, Riverview only stretched as far west as the western end of [[Trenton, Michigan|Trenton's]] two northern boundaries.  The rest of what is today Riverview was still part of the unincorporated [[Monguagon Township, Michigan|Monguagon Township]] at that point.<ref>1950 Census. Population Vol. 1. pp. 22–32</ref> In the 1950s and 1960s, during the [[Cold War]], the Department of Defense (through the United States Army) operated [[Nike missile]] launch site [http://nikehercules.tripod.com/d-54.html D-54] on the site of what is now Young Patriot's Park. The IFC (integrated fire control) site was on the site of what is now Rivergate Nursing Home and Terrace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nikehercules.tripod.com/d-54.html|title=D-54 - Riverview/Wyandotte - The Nike Detroit - Cleveland Defense Area Website|work=tripod.com}}</ref>