Charlevoix in Charlevoix County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Battle of "Pine River"

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

1. Battle of "Pine River" Marker

Inscription.

Battle of "Pine River" was fought
on this site the evening of
July 13th, 1853
between a party of Mormons from
Beaver Island and fishermen settlers
of the new settlement of Pine River.
Later named Charlevoix in 1879

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is July 13, 1853.

Location. 45° 19.095′ N, 85° 15.854′ W. Marker is in Charlevoix, Michigan, in Charlevoix County. It is at the intersection of Grant Street and Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Grant Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Michigan Beach Park, Charlevoix MI 49720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Michigan Lower Peninsula,

in the Grand Traverse Bay Region,

and in one of the Lake Michigan Shore counties. It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant Flag Pole (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake Michigan Beach Area, Lighthouse & Piers / Vessels in the Lower Channel (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Congregational Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); 103 Main Street (now Park Avenue) (approx. ¼ mile away); History of Indigenous People in the Region / History of Indigenous People in the Area (approx. ¼ mile away); The Last Swing Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away); Pierre Francois-Xavier de Charlevoix (approx. ¼ mile away); The Lower Channel / Bridges, Boats, and the Weathervane Inn (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlevoix.

Also see . . . Battle involved the Mormon settlers from Beaver Island and the Charlevoix "gentile" fishermen. Scroll down to find a reprint of a 1957 article in the Petoskey News Review. Excerpt:

A party of Mormons acting on orders from their leader, King James Jesse Strang who headed the Mormon colony on Beaver Island, had come by rowboats to the local settlement then known as Pine River to request the
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 26, 2016

2. Battle of "Pine River" Marker
return of three men who had fled the Mormon colony, when the skirmish happened. The local fishermen refused to release the trio to them and ordered them from the settlement. As the Mormons were about to leave, one of the party “fired on Louis Gebeau, who had raised the gun he was carrying ...”

(Submitted on September 23, 2024, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,913 times since then and 113 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.