Fort Mackinac is a important fort that controlled the Straits of Mackinac, an important area that controlled access to Lake Michigan from Lake Huron. Travelling by boat was much faster than travelling across land so controlling this strait gave you faster troop movements around…
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Fort Michilimackinac is located at the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The Fort is easily seen from either side of the Mackinac Bridge, connecting Michigan’s Lower and Upper Peninsulas. The Fort served as a trading post with access to…
Comments closedCamp Grayling is the largest military installation east of the Mississippi River, the largest National Guard training facility in the USA and the main Michigan National Guard facility. It was founded in 1913 near Grayling, MI in Crawford County. Rasmus…
Comments closedThe USS Michigan was the first iron hulled ship of the U.S. Navy. The ship never fired a shot in battle but was a source of strength to the navy in the Great Lakes. The Michigan performed a variety of functions from…
Comments closedPlaced alongside the Tittabawassee River, the Dow chemical plant stands defiant at the heart of Midland, Michigan. Today the chemical company is known for supplying many major companies with general factory and cleaning chemicals. Dow was founded in 1897 by…
Comments closedAmong the abundant facets the American Civil War is known for today, there are some that should stand out. The Iron Brigade and the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry proved to be a backbone for the Union throughout the war. Though…
Comments closedFort Custer was a military installation that was built in 1917 between Battle Creek and Kalamazoo in Augusta, Michigan. It was created as a training installation for troops during WWI and WWII and is comprised of a few major sections.…
Comments closedOn two occasions the American and British forces battled on Mackinac Island for control of the Straits of Mackinac during the War of 1812. Following the two land skirmishes, the British and American forces also engaged in a small, but…
Comments closedThe ELF transmitter site in Republic, MI was a cold-war era installation designed for ultra-covert submarine communications at speed and depth. Any short coded message could be transmitted one-way to submarines almost anywhere in the world with 76 Hz electromagnetic…
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Fort Wilkins is the northern most outpost for the nation’s perimeter defense, and was established in the year 1844 at Copper Harbor in the Keweenaw County in the state of Michigan. The fort was established primarily to defend the…
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