Fort Michilimackinac

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fur trading post historic fort open-air museum reconstructed historic site

Fort Michilimackinac is an 18th-century French and later British colonial fort and fur-trading post, now a reconstructed historic site and museum in present-day Mackinaw City, Michigan.

Aliases (1)

Colonial Michilimackinac museum ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fur trading post → historic fort → open-air museum → reconstructed historic site →
associatedWithPeople	British soldiers → French soldiers → Jesuit missionaries → Native American traders →
builtInCentury	18th century →
constructionBegan	1715 →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
currentUse	living history museum → tourist attraction →
era	British colonial period → French colonial period →
function	fur trade center → military fortification → mission settlement support →
governingBody	Mackinac State Historic Parks →
hasFeature	barracks → blockhouses → chapel → palisade walls → traders’ houses →
hasMuseum	Colonial Michilimackinac museum →
heritageDesignation	Michigan State Historic Site → National Historic Landmark →
languageOfColonialAdministration	English → French →
laterControlledBy	Great Britain →
locatedIn	Emmet County, Michigan → Mackinaw City, Michigan →
locatedNear	Mackinac Bridge → Mackinac Island →
locatedOn	Straits of Mackinac →
locatedWithin	Colonial Michilimackinac State Park →
material	wood →
notableEvent	captured during Pontiac’s War →
openToPublic	yes →
originallyBuiltBy	France →
partOf	British North America → New France →
primaryEconomicActivity	fur trade →
reconstructed	yes →
reconstructionMethod	based on archaeological excavations →
strategicImportance	controlled access between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron →
usedBy	British colonial forces → French colonial forces → fur traders →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fort Michilimackinac ("Colonial Michilimackinac museum") →	hasMuseum
Mackinaw City, Michigan →	hasNearbyHistoricSite
Straits of Mackinac →	hasNearbyLandmark