Wolverine Boys' State / Wolverine Girls' State

Historical marker location:

212 North Verlinden Ave., Lansing, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of North Verlinden Ave. and Inverness Ave,, on the right when traveling north on North Verlinden Ave..)

Marker installed: 1991

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.