Vassar's Logging Era

Historical marker location:

287 East Huron Ave, Vassar, Michigan

( Marker is on East Huron Avenue (Michigan Route 15) 0.2 miles east of Main Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1965

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.