Fort Holmes

Fort Holmes is a fortified earthen redoubt located on the highest point of Mackinac Island. Originally built in 1814 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.S. Army.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Skull Cave and Sugar Loaf.

Skull Cave

Cave

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Skull Cave is a small and shallow cave on the central heights of Mackinac Island in Michigan, United States. The cave was carved during the Algonquin post-glacial period by the waters of Lake Algonquin, a swollen meltwater ancestor of today's Lake Huron.

Sugar Loaf

Sugar Loaf is a 75-foot-high landlocked rock or stack in the interior of Mackinac Island in Lake Huron. Created by erosion during the period of postglacial Lake Algonquin, Sugar Loaf is the largest post-glacial erosion feature in the Straits of Mackinac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Mackinac and Mackinac Island.

Fort Mackinac

Hamlet

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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.

Mackinac Island

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Mackinac Island is an island and resort area, covering 4.35 square miles in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac and "Mitchimakinak" in Ojibwemowin, meaning "Great Turtle".

British Landing

Hamlet

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British Landing is a place within Mackinac Island, Michigan and is located on the shore of Mackinac Island, two miles northwest of the island's downtown and harbor. British Landing is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Holmes.

Fort Holmes

Type: Locality
Description: fortified earthen redoubt
Category: fort
Location: City of Mackinac Island, Mackinac, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.85835° or 45° 51′ 30″ north

Longitude

-84.61643° or 84° 36′ 59″ west

Elevation

896 feet (273 metres)

Open location code

86QQV95M+8C

GeoNames ID

4993178

Wikidata ID

Q3077888

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Fort Holmes” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Fort Holmes”
Egyptian Arabic: “حصن هولمز”
French: “fort Holmes”
French: “Fort Holmes”

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