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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1681-1696) - A French colonial fort established in 1681 in present day St. Ignace. Mackinac County, Michigan. Fortified in 1683 by [[Olivier Morel de La Durantaye]]. Named for [[Louis de Buade]], Comte de Frontenac, governor of New France (1672-1682, 1689-1698). Rebuilt in 1689 after the [[Fort Saint Joseph]] garrisoned was moved there. Abandoned in 1696. Also known as [[Fort Michilimackinac (2)]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1681-1696) - A French colonial fort established in 1681 in present day St. Ignace. Mackinac County, Michigan. Fortified in 1683 by [[Olivier Morel de La Durantaye]]. Named for [[Louis de Buade]], Comte de Frontenac, governor of New France (1672-1682, 1689-1698). Rebuilt in 1689 after the [[Fort Saint Joseph (1)]] garrisoned was moved there in 1688. Abandoned in 1696. Also known as [[Fort Michilimackinac (2)]]. | ||
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Fort de Buade (1681-1696) - A French colonial fort established in 1681 in present day St. Ignace. Mackinac County, Michigan. Fortified in 1683 by Olivier Morel de La Durantaye. Named for Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac, governor of New France (1672-1682, 1689-1698). Rebuilt in 1689 after the Fort Saint Joseph (1) garrisoned was moved there in 1688. Abandoned in 1696. Also known as Fort Michilimackinac (2).
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Fort de Buade History
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Current Status
Marker only in St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan. Exact location unknown.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 2359867
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Location: St. Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan. Map point is Marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 45.8689 Long: -84.728987 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 416-417
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Visited: 26-28 Aug 2013
Fort de Buade Picture Gallery
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