Fort Mackinac

historic fort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, U.S.A.
AdministrativeArea historic_district Q1417860
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Fort Mackinac

Summary

Fort Mackinac is a historic district[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of historic_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month, #10 of 1,628).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Mackinac is located in Mackinac Island[3].
  • Fort Mackinac is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Mackinac's instance of is recorded as historic district[5].
  • Fort Mackinac's instance of is recorded as artillery fort[6].
  • Fort Mackinac's Commons category is recorded as Fort Mackinac[7].
  • 1875 marks the founding of Fort Mackinac[8].
  • Fort Mackinac's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.852222, 'longitude': -84.617222}[9].
  • Fort Mackinac's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mackinac Island[10].
  • Fort Mackinac's described by source is recorded as FortWiki[11].
  • Fort Mackinac's described by source is recorded as Starforts[12].
  • Fort Mackinac's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[13].
  • Fort Mackinac's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[14].
  • Fort Mackinac's short name is recorded as Mackinac[15].
  • Fort Mackinac covers an area of {'amount': '+7'}[16].
  • Fort Mackinac's located in protected area is recorded as Mackinac Island State Park[17].

Body

Geography

Fort Mackinac is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Mackinac Island[3].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Mackinac covers an area of {'amount': '+7'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic district[5] and artillery fort[6]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place[13] and National Register of Historic Places contributing property[14].

History and Context

1875 marks the founding of Fort Mackinac[8].

Why It Matters

Fort Mackinac ranks in the top 0.61% of historic_district entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (978 views/month, #10 of 1,628).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 40477221
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 40477221, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/40477221 in United States"
  2. 13w ago · Indies1 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → BtlMackinac.jpeg, Michigan - Mackinac Island 07.jpg
    Wikidata description → historic fort on Mackinac Island, Michigan, U.S.A.
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Michigan - Mackinac Island 07.jpg"
  3. 13w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1875-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Coordinates → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Mackinac Island
    Instance of → historic district, artillery fort
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39448|batch #39448]]"
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