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Fort Mackinac Cannon, Mackinac Island, MI, circa 1962

Subjects
Military Branches & Training CampsTown & City ViewsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1946 (Chrome)
Front of Fort Mackinac Cannon, Mackinac Island, MI, circa 1962, c. 1946 chrome postcard
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Back of Fort Mackinac Cannon, Mackinac Island, MI, circa 1962, c. 1946 chrome postcard
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A large black cannon on a wooden carriage with spoked wheels stands on a stone rampart at Fort Mackinac, overlooking the town and harbor of Mackinac Island. White buildings, green lawns, and a breakwater are visible below. The British built the fort on the bluffs above the Straits of Mackinac in 1780, and its guns commanded the waterway. The site is now a museum interpreting the fort's military history.

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PublisherBenjamin
Fort Mackinac Cannon FORT MACKINAC CANNON MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN Fort Mackinac guns command the Straits of Mackinac today as they did in 1780 when the British first built the stone ramparts atop the bluffs. Fort Mackinac Museums tell the story of the fame of the Fort and of its place in the development of the United States.
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PublisherBenjamin
SeriesK.75
ConditionExcellent
Place depictedFort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, MI
Place mentionedFort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, MI
PublisherBenjamin, Chicago, IL
Stampnone printed stamp box inscription (PLACE STAMP HERE), imperforate
NotesWhite border; chrome-era color; glossy. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided back, white border, glossy chrome (Curteichcolor) surface. Copyright Benjamin of Mackinac Island, Michigan; no printed year.

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Fort Mackinac Cannon, Mackinac Island, MI, circa 1962, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fort-mackinac-cannon-mackinac-island-mi-circa-1962. Accessed November 2, 2026.