The Landing of Cadillac / Le d?barquement de Cadillac

The Landing of Cadillac / Le d?barquement de Cadillac (HMMDQ)

Location: Detroit, MI 48226 Wayne County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 19.631', W 83° 2.62'

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The Landing of Cadillac (English side)
After departing Montreal June 5, 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his convoy of 25 canoes sailed down this river and on the evening of July 23 camped 16 miles below the present city of Detroit on what is now Grosse Ile. On the morning of July 24, Cadillac returned upriver and reached a spot on the shore near the present intersection of West Jefferson and Shelby. Pleased with the strategic features, the bank towering some 40 feet above the level of the river, Cadillac landed and planted the flag of France, taking possession of the territory in the name of King Louis XIV. The erection of a fortress was immediately begun. The stockade, formed of 15 foot oak pickets set 3 feet in the ground, occupied an area of about an acre. The fortress was named Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit (the Strait) in honor of Count Jerome de Pontchartrain, Minister of Marine. From this fort and settlement, Detroit, the Renaissance City, takes its origin.

Le d?barquement de Cadillac (French side)
Apr avoir quitt? Montr?al le 5 juin 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac descendit ce fleuve avec un convoi de vingt-cinq cano. Le soir du 23 juillet, le d?tachement ?tablit son camp ? l'endroit qui s'appelle maintenant Grosse Ile, soit seize miles an aval de le position actuelle de la ville de D?troit. Le 24 juillet au matin, Cadillac revint en amont et atteignit le point de la rive qu'on peut situer aujourd'hui pr du croisement des rues West Jefferson et Shelby. S?duit par la valeur strat?gique du lieu qui dominait de quarante pieds le niveau de la rivi?re, Cadillac d?barqua et planta le drapeau fran?ais, prenant ainsi possession du territoire au nom du Roi Louis XIV. La construction d'une fortresse commen?a imm?diatement. Avec ses pieux de ch?ne qui faisaient quinze pieds de long et qui ?taient enfonc de trois pieds dans le sol, la palissade d?limitait une superficie d'un arpent, soit environ une acre. On baptista cet enclos Fort Pontchartrain du D?troit, en l'honneur du Comte J?r?me de Pontchartrain, ministre de la Marine. C'est de ce fort et de ce campement qu'est n?e la ville de D?troit, "la Cit? de la Renaissance".
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HM NumberHMMDQ
Series This marker is part of the Michigan: Michigan Historical Commission series
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Marker NumberS0515
Year Placed2001
Placed ByMichigan Historical Commission-Michigan Historical Center
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 2:20pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 331614 N 4688126
Decimal Degrees42.32718333, -83.04366667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 19.631', W 83° 2.62'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 19' 37.86" N, 83° 2' 37.20" W
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Area Code(s)313, 586, 734, 248
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 128-142 Atwater St, Detroit MI 48226, US
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