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The Army constructed Fort Gratiot in 1814 as an outpost to guard the juncture of the Saint Clair River and Lake Huron. The fort took the name of the engineer supervising its construction, Charles Gratiot. Soldiers occupied Fort Gratiot until 1822 and then abandoned the fort. Lucius Lyon built Fort Gratiot Light north of Fort Gratiot in 1825–1829.
A largely volunteer-driven effort that’s spanned a few decades, the museum structure once belonged to the Fort Gratiot military site before it was split and moved, remaining for decades as ...
The Military Road Historic District consists of the bulk of the central business district of Port Huron, located along the historic military road that lead to Fort Gratiot. The district is centered on the Black River, and contains 74 buildings that contribute to the historic nature of the area, as well as 24 non-contributing buildings.
Fort de Buade Museum: St. Ignace: Mackinac: Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Native American: website, specializes in Native American objects of the pre-contact period, through the eras of the French, British and Americans of the area Fort Gratiot Lighthouse: Port Huron: St. Clair: Southeast Michigan: Lighthouse: Tours operated through Port Huron ...
In 1688 the French abandoned this fort. The site was incorporated into Fort Gratiot in 1814. A park has been established at the former site of the fort. Fort Gratiot Light. The Fort Gratiot Lighthouse was built in 1829 to replace a tower destroyed by a storm. In the 1860s workers extended the tower to its present height of 84 feet (26 m).
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
Charles Chouteau Gratiot (August 29, 1786 – May 18, 1855) was born in St. Louis, Spanish Upper Louisiana Territory, now the present-day State of Missouri.He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during the American Revolution, and Victoire Chouteau, who was from an important mercantile family.
Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States. New York: Macmillan. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-926880-X .