Roswell Everett / Roswell Everett House

Historical marker location:

131 West Miller Rd., Lansing, Michigan

( Marker can be reached from West Miller Rd., on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1997

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.