Editing Ecorse, Michigan (section)

==History==
In 1836, after the community had become part of United States territory, it was settled by more English speakers, who named it Grand Port. The community was unincorporated within [[Ecorse Township, Michigan|Ecorse Township]].<ref name=CityOfEcorse>[http://city-ecorse.org/Community/Overview.asp City of Ecorse website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011035448/http://www.city-ecorse.org/Community/Overview.asp |date=2011-10-11 }}, Community History webpage, accessed 18 October 2011</ref>  In 1903 the settlement was incorporated as the village of Ecorse.<ref name=CityOfEcorse/>  With the opening of its first [[steel mill]] in 1923, Michigan Steel Mill, Ecorse began to become an economic force in the region. The village incorporated as a city in 1942.<ref name=Library/>

Since the later 20th century and restructuring of heavy industry, the city, like many industrial inner-ring suburbs, has fallen into economic decline. In December 1986, the Wayne County Circuit Court issued a court order appointing a receiver for the bankrupt city. The receivership would last until August 1990, but the city's finances were monitored by the state of Michigan for another ten years.<ref>[http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=5583 "Ecorse: The Fall and Rise of a Michigan City (introduction)"], by Robert Daddow, December 1, 1993, The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, accessed September 26, 2009</ref>

By September 2009, with the city facing a $9 million deficit and a federal corruption probe, Governor [[Jennifer Granholm]] declared a [[Financial emergency in Michigan|financial emergency]] for Ecorse, and appointed an emergency financial manager.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lawrence |first=Eric |title=Stage is set for a financial manager |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20090919/NEWS02/909190319/1322/Stage-is-set-for-a-financial-manager- |date=19 September 2009 |newspaper=The Detroit Free Press |access-date=26 September 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  On September 25, 2009, Ecorse Mayor Herbert Worthy and city Controller Erwin Hollenquest were arrested on charges of conspiracy, bribery, and fraud.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schmitt |first=Ben |title=Ecorse officials charged in bribery, fraud case |url=http://www.freep.com/article/20090926/NEWS02/909260311/1001/NEWS/Ecorse-officials-charged-in-bribery--fraud-case |date=26 September 2009 |newspaper=The Detroit Free Press |access-date=26 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930073129/http://www.freep.com/article/20090926/NEWS02/909260311/1001/NEWS/Ecorse-officials-charged-in-bribery--fraud-case |archive-date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref>

On May 1, 2013, the City of Ecorse was moved from under an emergency manager to a state transition advisory board, which includes the previous emergency manager.<ref name=ml>{{cite news|last=AlHajal|first=Khalil|title=Ecorse escapes emergency manager, but state keeps oversight indefinitely|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2013/04/ecorse_escapes_emergency_manag.html|access-date=October 18, 2013|newspaper=Mlive Media Group|date=April 30, 2013 }}</ref>