Fort Michilimackinac

Fort Michilimackinac ( MISH-ə-lə-MAK-ə-naw) was an 18th-century French, and later British, fort and trading post at the Straits of Mackinac; it was built on the northern tip of the lower peninsula of the present-day state of Michigan in the United States. Built around 1715, and abandoned in 1783, it was located along the straits that connect Lake Huron and Lake Michigan of the Great Lakes of North America. A reconstruction of the fort is preserved as the main feature of Colonial Michilimackinac Historic State Park.

The present-day village of Mackinaw City developed around the site of the fort, which has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. It is preserved as an open-air historical museum, with several reconstructed wooden buildings and palisades, and is now part of the state park.

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Fort Michilimackinac ranks #2,203 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #39 of the 103 mapped in United States. Founded c. 1715, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,816 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how United States compares in the castle statistics.

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