In 1796 it [Fort Mackinac] was handed over to the United States to fulfill a clause in Jay's treaty of 1794 and consequently the British garrison was removed to the
Island of St Joseph.
In the fall of 1801 a detachment of the Queen's Rangers was ordered to
Fort St Joseph, a post on the island of the same name near the head of Lake Huron. [
Source]
See a modern day map
here. Bicentennial celebrations mentioned
here.
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