Fort St. Joseph
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The French fort built here in 1691 controlled southern Michigan’s principal Indian trade routes. Missionaries and fur traders were here already. The fort became a British outpost in 1761. Two years later it was one of the forts seized by Indians during the uprising of Chief Pontiac. Still later, traders made it their headquarters.
In 1781, Spanish raiders ran up the flag of Spain at the fort for a few hours.
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