Fort Mackinac

Fort Mackinac is a former British and American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century in the city of Mackinac Island, Michigan, on Mackinac Island. The British built the fort during the American Revolutionary War to control the strategic Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and by extension the fur trade on the Great Lakes. The British did not relinquish the fort until thirteen years after the end of the American Revolutionary War. Fort Mackinac later became the scene of two strategic battles for control of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812. During most of the 19th century, it served as an outpost of the United States Army. Closed in 1895, the fort has been adapted as a museum on the grounds of Mackinac Island State Park.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1875  Wikimedia, Wikidata
artillery fort, historic district, United States, United States, 

• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• FortWiki page^@
• Starforts page^@
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 45.8522, -84.6172, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
5 places

Loading map...

• 

  Siege of Fort Mackinac ⓘ
  engagement of the War of 1812

• 

  Battle of Mackinac Island ⓘ
  historic site in Mackinac Island, Michigan

• 

  Fort Michilimackinac ⓘ
  fort on the south side of the straits

• 

  Fort Holmes ⓘ
  fortified earthen redoubt

• 

  Fort Mackinac ⓘ
  historic district in the United States

1875-01-01T00:00:00Z

1875-01-01T00:00:00Z

1875 Fort Mackinac

1812-07-17T00:00:00Z

1812-07-17T00:00:00Z

1812 Siege of Fort Mackinac

1814-07-26T00:00:00Z

1814-08-04T00:00:00Z

1814 Battle of Mackinac Island

1812-01-01T00:00:00Z

1812-01-01T00:00:00Z

1812 Fort Holmes

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Fort Mackinac built in 1780 is situated 133 feet above the water and commands the town, harbor,... (NBY 4379)

BtlMackinac

The Old Fort (NBY 6113)

Interior of Ft. Mackinac, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

Main Street, Mackinac, Island, Mich (89965)

Fort Mackinac built in 1780 is situated 133 feet above the water and commands the town, harbor,... (NBY 4482)

Fort mackinac painting

Fort Mackinac state historic marker

Fort mackinac painting

Collections - State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1854) (14773035121)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1812	Siege of Fort Mackinac	United States, siege, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Native Americans in the United States	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1814	Battle of Mackinac Island	battle, United States, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
link	page		Starforts page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USCGC Mackinaw	preserved watercraft, icebreaker	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Michilimackinac	fort, archaeological site	Wikidata
site	fort	1812	Fort Holmes	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1875	Fort Mackinac	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Mackinac built in 1780 is situated 133 feet above the water and commands the town, harbor,... (NBY 4379)		Commons
commons	image		BtlMackinac		Commons
commons	image		The Old Fort (NBY 6113)		Commons
commons	image		Interior of Ft. Mackinac, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views		Commons
commons	image		Main Street, Mackinac, Island, Mich (89965)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Mackinac built in 1780 is situated 133 feet above the water and commands the town, harbor,... (NBY 4482)		Commons
commons	image		Fort mackinac painting		Commons
commons	image		Fort Mackinac state historic marker		Commons
commons	image		Fort mackinac painting		Commons
commons	image		Collections - State Historical Society of Wisconsin (1854) (14773035121)		Commons