Plaque marking site of Fort Pontchartrain

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Plaque marking site of Fort Pontchartrain
Description:
View of bronze tablet marking the site of Fort Pontchartrain, installed at the southwest corner of Griswold and Jefferson. Inscription reads: "Near this site was the gateway through the Palisade surrounding Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit. Founded July 24, 1701 by Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac, to hold 'The Strait' for France. Placed 1951 by Fort Pontchartrain Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution."
Details
Resource ID:
bh009143
Subject:
Fort Detroit (Detroit, Mich.)--Monuments--Michigan--Detroit
Plaques, plaquettes--Michigan--Detroit
Historical markers--Michigan--Detroit
Photographic prints
Date Issued:
Unknown year
Format:
1 photographic print ; 3.5 x 5 in.
Member of:
Burton Historical Collection
Filing Location:
Outdoor civic memorials and historical markers, 1951, Detroit City Plan Commission, revision containing new photographs, 718 D484oa
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.