Dryden Depot

Historical marker location:

5488 Main Street, Dryden, Michigan

( Marker is on Main Street west of Mill Road, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1985

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.