Historical Marker
Johnston-Shaw Building
Historical marker location:
114 South Old Woodward Avenue, Birmingham, Michigan
( Marker is at the intersection of South Old Woodward Avenue and Maple Road, on the right when traveling south on South Old Woodward Avenue.)
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.