Since I am on the subject of Charles Gratiot, not only did he build this fort, but also had it named after him.
From Wikipedia.
1814-1879, U.S. Army fort established by Port Huron, Michigan, near the end of the War of 1812 by Charles C. Gratiot, 2nd U.S. Infantry. Named after its builder. Abandoned 1821-1828. Garrisoned after that until 1879 when it was permanently abandoned.
Constructed near the shore of the St. Clair River at the southern end of Lake Huron. A rectangular fort with bastions at each corner measuring 190-feet-by-290-feet.
The riverside wall was made of vertical log pickets. The other three walls and bastions were earthworks with a wide, shallow ditch in front of each.
Nine cannons were initially placed in the fort, including two 18-pdrs.,, two 12-pdrs. and one howitzer. The biggest cannons were all removed to Fort Malden in October 1814.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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