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2. Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit - Wikipedia

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   Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit or Fort Detroit (1701–1796) was a French and later British fortification established in 1701 on the north side of the Detroit River by Antoine Laumet de Lamothe Cadillac. A settlement based on the fur trade, farming and missionary work slowly developed in the area.

3. Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac - Wikipedia

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   Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit enjoyed an ideal location between the Great Lakes and the river basins. The fort would be succeeded by Fort Detroit and Fort Wayne and by Fort Amherstburg and Fort Malden on the opposite shore. The car brand Cadillac was named after him, and its headquarters was in Detroit, where Cadillac himself explored.

4. Detroit - Wikipedia

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   Detroit (/ d ɪ ˈ t r ɔɪ t / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈ d iː t r ɔɪ t / DEE-troyt) [8] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the largest U.S. city on the Canadian border and the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, [9] making it the 26th-most populous city in ...

5. Timeline of Detroit - Wikipedia

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   They named it Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, in homage to the Count of Pontchartrain, the Royal Minister of Marine. [1] [2] [3] Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic Church is the first building built in Detroit, started within two days of Cadillac's landing. 1712 - Fort besieged by Fox and Sauk; Fox Wars begin. [4] 1750 - Population: 650 (approximate ...

6. List of military installations in Michigan - Wikipedia

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   Fort St. Joseph, Port Huron, built 1686, abandoned 1688; Fort St. Joseph at Niles, Michigan, built in 1691, given to Britain 1761; Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, built in 1701, replaced Fort de Buade, turned over by the French to Britain in 1760 who used it until 1779, when it was replaced by Fort Lernoult

7. Musée Cadillac - Wikipedia

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   He was the commander of Fort de Buade in St. Ignace, Michigan, in 1694, and founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit in 1701. [3] His knowledge of the coasts of New England and the Great Lakes area was appreciated by Frontenac, governor of New France, and Pontchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy.