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

Fort Holmes

Photographed By Cameron Zwart, July 9, 2007

1. Fort Holmes Marker

Inscription.
Highest point on the island, 325 feet above the straits and 168 feet above Fort Mackinac.

Built by the British soon after the capture of Fort Mackinac, July 17, 1812. British named it Fort George, after the reigning English King, George III. Renamed by the Americans Fort Holmes, after Major Andrew Hunter Holmes, who was killed in the Battle of Mackinac Island, August 4, 1814, in an attempt to take the fort from the British. The blockhouse, central feature of the fort, was destroyed by the Americans after the war, but was later restored. Destroyed by fire in 1933, restored to its original form by the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, 1936.

Erected by Mackinac Island State Park Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War of 1812. A significant historical date for this entry is July 17, 1812.

Location. 45° 51.482′ N, 84° 36.945′ W. Marker is on Mackinac Island, Michigan, in Mackinac County. Marker can be reached from Fort Holmes Road, half a mile south of Garrison Road. Located in Mackinac State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7029 Huron Rd, Mackinac Island MI 49757, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Fort Holmes (within shouting distance of this marker); Skull Cave

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Home Of The Ancestors (approx. 0.2 miles away); Post Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Sugar Loaf (approx. ¼ mile away); Greany Grove (approx. 0.3 miles away); Scout Barracks / Parade Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Fort Mackinac (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mackinac Island.

Also see . . . Fort Holmes. Wikipedia (Submitted on May 16, 2012, by Cameron Zwart of Belding, Michigan.)

Photographed By Trevor L Whited, August 10, 2022

2. Fort Holmes Marker

Photographed By Cameron Zwart, July 9, 2007

3. Fort Holmes

Reconstructed Fort Holmes image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Trevor L Whited, August 10, 2022

4. Reconstructed Fort Holmes

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2012, by Cameron Zwart of Belding, Michigan. This page has been viewed 616 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on August 20, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. Photos: 1. submitted on May 16, 2012, by Cameron Zwart of Belding, Michigan. 2. submitted on August 20, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. 3. submitted on May 16, 2012, by Cameron Zwart of Belding, Michigan. 4. submitted on August 20, 2022, by Trevor L Whited of Kokomo, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.