Historical Marker
Currier House
Historical marker location:
231 East St. Clair Street, Almont, Michigan
( Marker is on East St. Clair Street east of Spring Street, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.