Fort Michilimackinac State Park
18th-century French-British fort and trading village, Michigan
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Fort Michilimackinac State Park
45.7869° N, -84.7356° E
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Fort Michilimackinac State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Mackinaw City along the Straits of Mackinac. The park contains Fort Michilimackinac, which itself is dedicated a National Historic Landmark and Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse as well as the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse Signal Tower which contains a foghorn.
Historical Timeline
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Ojibwe capture the fort
June 2, 1763
Jesuit mission established
1671
Fort de Buade augmented
1683
Garrison moved to Fort Detroit
1701
Fort Michilimackinac constructed
1715
French cede territory to Britain
1761
British build Fort Mackinac and abandon mainland fort
1781
National Historic Landmark designation
1960
Archaeological Features
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Storage Structures
Defensive Structures
Military Installations
Public and Civic Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Transportation and Communication Structures
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