Mackinaw City in Cheboygan County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Old Mill Creek
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 13, 2003
1. Old Mill Creek Marker
Inscription.
Old Mill Creek. . In 1780 the British garrison at Fort Michilimackinac moved to Mackinac Island as a safer location during the American Revolution. Robert Campbell built a sawmill on this site to furnish lumber for the new fort and settlement. His sawmill and dam were one of the earliest industrial enterprises in northern Michigan.
The Complex later included a grist mill, an orchard, a blacksmith shop, a warehouse and several homes. Michael Dousman purchased the site in 1819 and continued to operate the mill until 1839. By 1867 the buildings were gone and the site had fallen into disrepair. In 1975 the Mackinac Island State Park Commission acquired the site. It opened its recreated working sawmill to the public in 1984.
In 1780 the British garrison at Fort Michilimackinac moved to Mackinac Island as a safer location during the American Revolution. Robert Campbell built a sawmill on this site to furnish lumber for the new fort and settlement. His sawmill and dam were one of the earliest industrial enterprises in northern Michigan.
The Complex later included a grist mill, an orchard, a blacksmith shop, a warehouse and several homes. Michael Dousman purchased the site in 1819 and continued to operate the mill until 1839. By 1867 the buildings were gone and the site had fallen into disrepair. In 1975 the Mackinac Island State Park Commission acquired the site. It opened its recreated working sawmill to the public in 1984.
Erected 1985 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. (Marker Number 1154.)
Location. 45° 44.682′ N, 84° 40.25′ W. Marker is in Mackinaw City, Michigan, in Cheboygan County. Marker can be reached from Old Mackinaw Road, 0.2 miles east of
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U.S. 23. Marker is located just off US route 23 on Old Mackinaw Road, near entrance to Old Mill Creek Michigan State Historic Site. 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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