Mackinaw City in Emmet County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fort Michilimackinac

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, 2003

1. Fort Michilimackinac Marker

Inscription. This fort, built about 1715, put French soldiers at the Straits for the first time since 1701. French authority ceased in 1761 when the British troops entered the fort. On June 2, 1763, during Pontiac's uprising, Chippewa Indians seized the fort, killing most of the small force, and held it a year. When the British moved to Mackinac Island in 1781, this old fort soon reverted to the wilderness.

Erected 1958. (Marker Number S0011.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Native Americans • War, French and Indian • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 2, 1763.

Location. 45° 47.163′ N, 84° 44.082′ W. Marker is in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in Emmet County. Marker can be reached from Lovingny Street. Marker is at the south end of the Mackinac Bridge, at the edge of Fort Michilimakinac State Park, about 100 feet west of Lovingny Street, and across I-75/MI-339 from the historic Mackinaw City Lighthouse via Huron Avenue. It is accessible from I-75/MI-339 via the Jamet Street exit, 0.2 miles to the south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mackinaw City MI 49701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Community Outside the Walls: Suburbs of Michilimackinac (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Warrior Stone (about 800 feet away); Revolutionary Times (approx. 0.2 miles away); Michigan's First Jewish Settler (approx. 0.2 miles away); Crossroads of the Fur Trade (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mackinac Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Flags of Michilimackinac (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ironworkers Walk of Fame (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinaw City.

Also see . . .
1. Fort Michilimackinac. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

2. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse. Mackinac State Historic Parks entry (Submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (constructed 1892) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, 2003

2. Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse (constructed 1892)

about half a mile east of the Fort Michilimackinac marker.

Mackinac Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Richard E. Miller, 2003

3. Mackinac Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,684 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2008, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.