Fort Saint Joseph Monument
Fort Saint Joseph Monument is a monument in Berrien, Michigan. Fort Saint Joseph Monument is situated nearby to the cemetery Father Allouez Grave Site, as well as near Allouez Park.Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monument
- Description: Historical Marker and Monument in Niles, Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fort Saint Joseph Boulder Monument”
- Inscription: “FORT ST. JOSEPH 1691 -1781”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Allouez Park and Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport.
Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport is a privately owned airport in Niles, Michigan, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fort Saint Joseph Monument.
Niles station
Railway station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
Niles station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Niles, Michigan. The station is served by three daily Wolverine round trips and one daily Blue Water round trip. Niles station is situated 1½ miles north of Fort Saint Joseph Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Niles and State Line.
Niles
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Niles is a city of 11,000 people in West Michigan. Niles lies on the banks of the St. Joseph River, at the site of the French Fort St. Joseph, which was built in 1697 to protect the Jesuit Mission established in 1691.
State Line
Hamlet
State Line is an unincorporated community in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community is close to the state border between Indiana and Michigan, and is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area. State Line is situated 4 miles south of Fort Saint Joseph Monument.
Buchanan
Town
Photo: JDNorry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,300 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the southeast corner of Buchanan Township, about 5 miles west of Niles. Buchanan is situated 5 miles west of Fort Saint Joseph Monument.
Fort Saint Joseph Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Berrien, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81291° or 41° 48′ 47″ northLongitude
-86.26083° or 86° 15′ 39″ westElevation
679 feet (207 metres)Operator
Fort Saint Joseph Historical AssociationOpen location code
86HMRP7Q+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 353932286OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q34878186
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In Other Languages
“Fort Saint Joseph Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Saint Joseph Park”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Father Allouez Grave Site and Ann Beason Purdy Groves.
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