Military Outpost, 1815-1817

Military Outpost, 1815-1817 is a Michigan historical marker in Grosse Ile, Wayne County, dedicated 1962.

Wayne County · dedicated 1962 · 25630 East River Rd., Grosse Ile

Get directions ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

This point marked the northeast corner of the stockade of a post that was maintained on Grosse Ile by the United States Army for a short time after the War of 1812. The post was garrisoned by detachments of the Fifth Infantry Regiment, which were quartered in seven log cabins. The troops protected the island’s civilian population and their property from Indian raids.

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Michigan History Center
TreeAlive is an independent project. The State of Michigan and the Michigan History Center are not responsible for maintaining the information on this site.

More markers nearby

St. James Episcopal Churchunder 1 mi
Colonel Brodhead's Officeunder 1 mi
St. Anne Church / St. Anne Chapel2 mi
Battle of Monguagon / Michigan Wyandot and Monguagon2 mi