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Military Museums and Forts in Michigan
Military Museums | Michigan Forts
Military Museums in Michigan
Michigan's Military Forts
Fort Brady
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
The original Fort Brady, established by Colonel Hugh Brady in 1822, established United States authority over the northern great lakes region. The fort was moved in 1893. The third Fort Brady is now Lake Superior State University.
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Fort Custer
Battle Creek, Michigan
Named in honor of Brigadier General George Armstrong Custer, Camp Custer was established just prior to World War I. It served as an induction and training facility during the course of the war. When the War Department named Custer as a permanent installation, the facility became Fort Custer. The installation grew quite considerably prior to and during U.S. involvement in World War II. The installation is an active military facility and has no public facilities.
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Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Built during the American Revolutionary War by Britain, the restored fort is part of the Mackinac State Historic Parks and is open to the public.
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Fort Michilimackinac
Straits Avenue
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Fort Michilimackinac was built by the French in 1715. After the French and Indian War, the British assumed control of the fort and it remained in service until 1781 when the British consolidated forces at Fort Mackinac. The reconstructed fort is part of colonial Michilimackinac in the Mackinac State Historic Parks.
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Historic Fort Wayne
West Jefferson
Detroit, Michigan
Authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1841, Fort Wayne was built to defend against potential British incursion from Canada. The fort, which remained in active service until 1967, is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who accepted the surrender of Detroit from the British in 1796.
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Fort Wilkins
Copper Harbor, Michigan
Begun in 1844, Fort Wilkins was designed to keep the peace. Although regarrisoned briefly in the 1860s, the Army abandoned Fort Wilkins only a few years after it was started.
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