Oscoda in Iosco County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Louis Chevalier Claim
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, October 27, 2021
1. The Louis Chevalier Claim Marker
Inscription.
The Louis Chevalier Claim. . In 1823 Louis Chevalier, a French-Canadian trader, was granted five hundred arpents (640 acres) of land by the United States government. This land, located on the AuSable River, extends northwesterly in a long, narrow, French ribbon-farm manner. It still appears on maps of AuSable Township. From around 1820 to the mid-1830s, Chevalier bartered trade goods for furs, fish and game brought in by Chippewa and white trappers, hunters and fishermen in this locality. He conducted his trade near this site from a hand-hewn log blockhouse. Although he left the area in 1833, ruins of the structure were still visible in 1867. Chevalier’s trading post is regarded by many as the first business of consequence in Iosco County.
In 1823 Louis Chevalier, a French-Canadian trader, was granted five hundred arpents (640 acres) of land by the United States government. This land, located on the AuSable River, extends northwesterly in a long, narrow, French ribbon-farm manner. It still appears on maps of AuSable Township. From around 1820 to the mid-1830s, Chevalier bartered trade goods for furs, fish and game brought in by Chippewa and white trappers, hunters and fishermen in this locality. He conducted his trade near this site from a hand-hewn log blockhouse. Although he left the area in 1833, ruins of the structure were still visible in 1867. Chevalier’s trading post is regarded by many as the first business of consequence in Iosco County.
Erected 1980 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number L830.)
Location. 44° 24.766′ N, 83° 19.826′ W. Marker is in Oscoda, Michigan, in Iosco County. Marker is at the intersection of Harbor Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Harbor
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Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 Harbor Street, Oscoda MI 48750, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 28, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 28, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
