First District Court

Historical marker location:

Monroe, Michigan

( Marker is on East Elm Street, 0.1 miles east of North Dixie Highway, on the left when traveling east.)

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.