His innovation transformed mass production and catalyzed Detroit's growth and industrialization.
He won public approval for a citizen-owned electric light plant, and became a national spokesman for municipal ownership and close regulation of utilities and street railways.
Emmanuel weighs 13 tonnes in total, with its single clapper weighing 500 kilograms alone.
Slave labor was crucial for the city's construction, black slaves provided the labor for the fur trade, and indigenous women were exploited for sex.