Identifier: laketourtopictur00det (find matches)
Title: A lake tour to picturesque Mackinac via the D. & C
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Detroit and Cleveland steam navigation co. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Detroit, Mich., O.S. Gilley, Bornman & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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PARADE GROUND—FORT MACKINAC. house now occupied by Mr. Early is that relic of 1812, the old Dousman house,across the road from which is the battleground. A short distance down the roadleading through this farm is lo^OtOSlil Ll^lfi)^0(r))f where Captain Roberts disembarked his forces of English, French and Indians totake the island in 1812. The American troops, under Col. Croghan, also landedhere in August, 1814, under cover of the guns of the squadron, and marched to theedge of the clearing (now Earlys farm), where the enemy were in waiting. In a fewsecondsa fire was opened upon him, and the woods on every sideliterally swarmed withsavages. After a vigorous attempt to drive the enemy from their stronghold, he was
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