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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIDI_monroe-county-since-1817_Monroe-MI.html
Monroe County was established in July, 1817, as one of the first steps in the organization of Michigan Territory after the War of 1812.
Then the old settlement of Frenchtown which centered upon this square took the name of Monroe and became the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMICP_laplaisance-bay-settlement_Monroe-MI.html
When the War of 1812 began, LaPlaisance Bay settlement consisted of 14 homes along the creek. Medard LaBadie, considered a hero for his participation in the Battles of the River Raisin and those at Fort Meigs and Thames, was a French settler here.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI5L_navarre-anderson-trading-post_Monroe-MI.html
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You are approaching the oldest surviving wooden structure in Michigan. Built in 1789, it was moved from its original Monroe site in 1894. In 1969 its history was discovered. We are exceptionally grateful to the following …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI5K_the-navarre-anderson-trading-post_Monroe-MI.html
In 1789, Heutrau Navarre, son of Detroit's Royal Notary, built this house, Michigan's oldest residence. Constructed of joined timbers, it is considered the best example of French colonial architecture in the state. Originally Navarre used it as a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI5E_first-indian-trading-post_Monroe-MI.html
Near the siteof theFirst IndianTrading PostinMonroe
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI4Z_indian-attack_Monroe-MI.html
The Second Battle of the River Raisin Jan. 22, 1813, found nearly 400 American soldiers caught in retreat down this old road to Ohio. Those few who made it to this point, over a mile south of their camp, were ambushed by hidden Indians. The 40 Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI48_anderson-trading-post_Monroe-MI.html
On this property in 1812 was the trading post of John Anderson, famed Scottish pioneer of the River Raisin.
Anderson, Colonel of the Militia in 1812, was taken prisoner at Detroit, later escaped.
Mrs. Anderson, alone at the time of the River…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI47_murder-of-captain-hart_Monroe-MI.html
Captain Nathaniel G. T. Hart, brother-in-law of Henry Clay and inspector general of American Army of the Northwest under Harrison, was killed here during the massacre of the River Raisin January 22 - 23, 1813.
Captain Hart, wounded in battle, w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI42_british-victory-at-frenchtown_Monroe-MI.html
From near this spot on Jan. 22, 1813, 525 British soldiers and Canadian militiamen from Fort Malden under Col. Henry Proctor and some 800 Indians under Chiefs Roundhead and Walk-In-The-Water launched a pre-dawn attack on the sleeping American camp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI3V_sandy-creek-settlement_Monroe-MI.html
Joseph Porlier Benac, Sandy Creek's first settler, was granted a tract of land here by the Potawatomi Indians Aug. 3, 1780. By the time of the War of 1812, sixteen homes lined the banks of the creek.
Retreating Indians swept through the settlem…