The Louis Chevalier Claim
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N 44° 24.773 W 083° 19.824
17T E 314461 N 4920373
Well hidden in the front lawn of a private residence on Harbor Street, between Chevalier and Church Streets. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WM1KNF
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2007
Views: 40
In 1823, Louis Chevalier, a French-Canadian trader, was granted 500 arpents (640 acres) of land by the United States government. This land, located on the AuSable River, extends northwesterly in a long, narrow, French ribbon-farm manner. It still appears on maps of AuSable Township. From around 1820 to the mid-1830s, Chevalier bartered trade goods for furs, fish and game brought in by Chippewa and white trappers, hunters and fishermen in this locality. He conducted his trade near this site from a hand-hewn log blockhouse. Although he left the area in 1833, ruins of the structure were still visible in 1867. Chevalier's trading post is regarded by many as the first business of consequence in Iosco County.
Historical Name: Louis Chevalier
Parking nearby?: yes
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Registered Site #: Local Site #0830
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
website: Not listed
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