Fort St. Joseph - Niles, MI.
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N 41° 48.773 W 086° 15.635
16T E 561416 N 4629265
Located on Bond Street just north of Fort Street in Niles, MI.
Waymark Code: WM91D7
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2010
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The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan's principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761. Two years later it was one of the forts seized by Indians during the uprising of Chief Pontiac. Still later, traders made it their headquarters. In 1781 Spanish raiders ran up the flag of Spain at the fort for a few hours.
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