National Register Listings in Sanilac County, Michigan
Cadillac House
Divine, John, Law Office/Moore Public Library
Fead, John L., House
Loop, Joseph M., House
Matthews, Thomas and Margaret Spencer, Farm
Moore, Charles H./Sleeper, Albert E., House
Nims, William Reuben, House
Port Sanilac Light Station
Port Sanilac Masonic and Town Hall
Roach, W.R., Cannery Warehouse and Office Building
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.