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

Skull Cave

By M H, August 21, 2010

1. Skull Cave Marker

Inscription. According to tradition this is the cave in which the English fur-trader Alexander Henry hid out during the Indian uprising of 1763. The floor of the cave, he claimed, was covered with human bones, presumably Indian.

Erected by Michigan Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Michigan Historical Commission marker series.

Location. 45° 51.447′ N, 84° 37.13′ W. Marker is in Mackinac Island, Michigan, in Mackinac County. Marker is at the intersection of Garrison Road and Rifle Range Road, on the right when traveling north on Garrison Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mackinac Island MI 49757, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fort Holmes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Fort Holmes (about 600 feet away); Post Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Scout Barracks / Parade Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Fort Mackinac (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greany Grove (approx. 0.3 miles away); "Cass Cliff" (approx. 0.4 miles away); American Fur Company Store (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinac Island.

Categories. • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Native Americans • Wars, US Indian •

Distant view of marker and cave image. Click for full size.

By M H, August 21, 2010

2. Distant view of marker and cave

By M H, August 21, 2010

3. Skull Cave

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on August 26, 2010. This page has been viewed 978 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2010, by Mh of Las Vegas, Nevada. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.