Fort Michilimackinac - Vintage Postcard

On front: Fort Michilimackinac
On back: Historic Ft. Michilimackinac Mackinaw City, Mich. Built in 1715 by the French as a trading post, the British took it over after France surrendered her North AMerican emprie to the English in 1761. Fearing the fort could not be defended against possible American raids, a new fort was built on Mackinac Island in 1779. Restoriation was begun in 1959.
Condition: great, minor aging
Mailed: Postmark on August, 1964 from Bear Lake, Michigan with a purple four cent Lincoln stamp
Color print
Publisher: Ektachrome Transparency

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