Historical Marker
The Peninsula Building
Historical marker location:
200 East Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan
( Marker is on Portage Street near East Michigan Avenue (Highway 94), on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1984
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.