Marquette Iron Range

Historical marker location:

Negaunee, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Maple Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 41.)

Marker installed: 1957

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.