Historical Marker
Dr. George Francis Heath 1850~1908
Historical marker location:
312 East Front Street, Monroe, Michigan
( Marker is on East Front Street, 0.1 miles west of Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.)
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.