Gauss Ice House / Ice Harvesting

Historical marker location:

906 S. Marshall Ave, Marshall, Michigan

( Marker is on South Marshall Avenue, 0.1 miles south of River Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2015

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The first European settlement in Michigan was founded by French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac in 1701. He established the settlement of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit (later known as Detroit), which became an important trading post and military stronghold for the French and later the British.