Frankenmuth Woolen Mill

Historical marker location:

570 South Main Street, Frankenmuth, Michigan

( Marker is on South Main Street (State Highway 83) north of Rosstal Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Michigan Centennial Business.

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.