Fort Holmes Historical Marker

Fort Holmes Historical Marker is a park in Mackinac, Michigan. Fort Holmes Historical Marker is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Mackinac, as well as near the locality Mackinac Island.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Holmes and Skull Cave.

Fort Holmes

Fort

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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.

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.

Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum

Museum

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The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum is an art museum located in the historic Indian Dormitory building on Mackinac Island, Michigan. The museum's exhibits feature art inspired by Mackinac Island, including historic painting and maps, photographs from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, Native American art and beaded garments, and contemporary art and photography from area artists.

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 Historical Marker.

Fort Holmes Historical Marker

Type: Park
Location: Mackinac, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.85806° or 45° 51′ 29″ north

Longitude

-84.61667° or 84° 37′ west

Elevation

896 feet (273 metres)

Open location code

86QQV95M+68

GeoNames ID

7152659

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