. ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁Michigan ▁athlet es ▁or ▁coach es ▁have ▁participated ▁in ▁Olympic ▁events , ▁winning ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 5 0 ▁med als . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Detroit ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁as ▁the ▁C ath ole p ist emi ad , ▁or ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Mich ig ania , ▁by ▁the ▁governor ▁and ▁jud ges ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Territ ory . ▁Judge ▁August us ▁B . ▁Wood ward ▁specifically ▁invited ▁The ▁Rev . ▁John ▁Monte ith ▁and ▁Father ▁Gabriel ▁Richard , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁institution . ▁ ▁Monte ith ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁president ▁and ▁held ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁professor ships , ▁and ▁Richard ▁was ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁other ▁six ▁professor ships . ▁Con current ly , ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁had ▁set ▁aside ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁being ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁capital . ▁But ▁when ▁L ans ing ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁the ▁city ▁offered ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁university . ▁What ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁university ▁moved ▁to ▁Ann ▁Ar bor ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁thanks ▁to ▁Governor ▁Stevens ▁T . ▁Mason . ▁The ▁original ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Central ▁Camp us . ▁ ▁This ▁land ▁was ▁once ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁the ▁O j ib we ▁( Ch ipp ew a ), ▁O da wa ▁( O tt awa ), ▁and ▁B ode wad imi ▁( P ot