1749 FORT MICHILIMACKINAC A DRAWING by Victor Hogg    04/14/2005
1749 fort Michilimackinac

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This drawing is based on the Lotbinere map of 1749 and published by the Mackinac Island Park
This fort was founded by the French in 1715, turned over to the British in 1761 and then to the United States in 1796.
It was the center of the fur trade and accommodated approximately 35 families.