Fort Detroit
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit was a fort established by the French officer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701. The location of the former fort is now in the city of Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan, an area bounded by Larned Street, Griswold Street, and the Civic Center (now occupied by office towers).
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American History USA Articles
- Detroit History -- "French Detroit 1701-1760"
The city of Detroit was founded in 1701 by an enterprising French colonial officer named Antoine de le Mothe Cadillac.
Books/Sources
- Detroit to Fort Sackville, 1778-1779: The Journal of Normand MacLeod - Normand MacLeod
- Detroit's Historic Fort Wayne (MI) (Images of America) - James Conway
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