Fort Wilkins State Park, Copper Harbor, Michigan. County/parish: Keweenaw.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 08, 1970. NRIS 70000279.
18 contributing buildings.
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historic preservation and public recreation area operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources at Copper Harbor, Michigan. The park preserves the restored 1844 army military outpost, Fort Wilkins, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The state park's 987 acres (399 ha) include camping and day-use facilities as well as the Copper Harbor Lighthouse, built in 1866. The park is a "Cooperating Site" of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25339773