Historical Marker
Hog House
Historical marker location:
797 Textile Road, Pittsfield Township, Michigan
( Marker can be reached from Textile Road, 0.4 miles west of South State Road.)
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.