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The site of the mysterious fort was first built in 1686 by the French. It was at a strategic choke point in the Great Lakes. Fort Gratiot was re-built by the U.S. Army in 1814 to guard the strategic junction of Lake Huron and the St. Clair river and…
5 Mysterious Little Facts About Michigan’s Historic Fort Gratiot