National Register of Historic Places
Fort Michilimackinac
Fort Michilimackinac is a historic place in Mackinaw City, Emmet County, Michigan, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 66000395.
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Fort Michilimackinac
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About this place
What is Fort Michilimackinac?
Fort Michilimackinac was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan in the United States. Built around 1715, and abandoned in 1783, it was located along the straits that connect Lake Huron and Lake Michigan of the Great Lakes of North America. A reconstruction of the fort is preserved as the main feature of Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park.
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Listing details
- Name
- Fort Michilimackinac
- City
- Mackinaw City
- County
- Emmet County
- State
- Michigan
- Listed on the National Register
- October 15, 1966
- NRIS reference number
- 66000395
- Resource type
- site
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 45.78692, -84.73382
When was Fort Michilimackinac listed on the National Register?
Fort Michilimackinac was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Where is Fort Michilimackinac located?
Fort Michilimackinac is located in Mackinaw City, Emmet County, Michigan at approximately 45.78692, -84.73382. See the map above.
Is Fort Michilimackinac a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Fort Michilimackinac is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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