Historically, Gratiot Highway was one of 13 main Indian trails in the area. After the fire in 1805, Detroit created a 120-foot right-of-way for each of five main avenues, Gratiot being one of them.
Earlier, Gratiot Highway was called the Detroit-Port Huron Road and was authorized by the U.S. Congress on March 2, 1827, as a supply route between Detroit and Fort Gratiot at Port Huron. Construction in Detroit began in 1829 and was completed that same year to Mount Clemens. The rest was finished in 1833.
The road was named for the fort at Port Huron which was named for Col. Charles Gratiot, its supervising engineer. This fort was built in the aftermath of the War of 1812.
--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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