"FORT MICHILIMACKINAC" - Mackinac City, Michigan.
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N 45° 47.194 W 084° 44.125
16T E 676023 N 5072828
Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th century French, and later British, fort and trading post.
Waymark Code: WMVXB
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2006
Views: 141
Constructed in 1715, the fort served as a link in the French trading post system that stretched from the Mississippi River through the Illinois Country to the St. Lawrence River. The French gave up the fort to the British in 1761 following their loss in the French and Indian War. On June 2, 1763, a group of Ojibwe captured the fort and killed most of the British inhabitants. They held the fort for a year before the British retook it. In 1781, the British abandoned Fort Michilimackinac and moved to the nearby Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island.
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1715
Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": France
Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: Yes it was
What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: Used primary for a trading post
Current condition: Reconstructed
This site is administered by ----: Michigan State Parks
If admission is charged -: 10.00 (listed in local currency)
Open to the public?: Restricted hours -Admission charged
Official or advertised web-page: [Web Link]
Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: [Web Link]
Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": Not listed
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