Fort Pontchartrain
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N 42° 19.691 W 083° 02.864
17T E 331282 N 4688245
Located on the back entrance to the Pontchartrain Hotel on West Larned Street (the motor lobby as the hotel calls it), between Washington Boulevard and Shelby Street. You can valet park or just park it on the side of the street for a few minutes.
Waymark Code: WM1JJ1
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2007
Views: 161
The first permanent French settlement in the Detroit region was built on this site in 1701. The location was recommended by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, who wished to move the fur trade center south from Michilimackinac. Cadillac's plan was approved by Count Jerome de Pontchartrain, minister of marine, for whom the fort was named. The term le detroit (the strait) was applied to the fort and surrounding area; after 1751 the post was known as Fort Detroit. In 1760, as a result of the French and Indian War, the British gained control of Detroit and other posts in the Great Lakes region. British troops enlarged Fort Detroit, but during the American Revolution they moved to nearby Fort Lernoult, built 1778-1779. The Americans occupied Fort Lernoult in 1796 and in 1813 renamed it Fort Shelby.
Historical Date: 01/01/1701
Historical Name: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Count Jerome de Pontchartrain
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: State site #0027
Description: Not listed
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