Permanent claim record · Detroit, Michigan

Legend holds James Vernor left a vanilla-spice concoction aging in an oak barrel when he left for the Civil War in 1862 and returned four years later to find Vernors — a story Vernors' own history repeats but marks as legend.

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SubjectDetroit, Michigan (place)
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SourceMichigan Pop Culture, Game Shows & Trivia Content Mine — Perplexity Deep Research (March 2026) (trust 6.5/10)
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