Gratiot
Encyclopedia
Places
United States- Gratiot, OhioGratiot, OhioGratiot is a village in Licking and Muskingum counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 187.-Geography:Gratiot is located at ....
- Gratiot, WisconsinGratiot, WisconsinGratiot is a village in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Gratiot.-Geography:Gratiot is located at ....
, a village - Gratiot (town), WisconsinGratiot (town), WisconsinGratiot is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 653 at the 2000 census. The Village of Gratiot is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Riverside is also located in the town...
, a town - Gratiot County, MichiganGratiot County, Michigan-US Highways:* US-127 routes north to I-75 and south to Lansing.* BUS US-127 is a loop route through downtown Alma.* BUS US-127 is a loop route through downtown Ithaca.* BUS US-127 is a loop route through downtown St. Louis....
- Fort Gratiot Township, MichiganFort Gratiot Township, MichiganFort Gratiot Charter Township is a charter township of St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,691 at the 2000 census. It is named for Fort Gratiot an American fort located there off and on between 1814 and 1879.-Communities:...
- Fort Gratiot Light, a lighthouse in Michigan
- Gratiot's Grove (Wisconsin)Gratiot's Grove (Wisconsin)Gratiot's Grove was a mining settlement and later a frontier fort during the Black Hawk War in the Michigan Territory later Lafayette County, Wisconsin.-History:...
, a frontier mining settlement and fort
People
- Charles Gratiot, Sr.Charles Gratiot, Sr.Charles Gratiot was a merchant trader in the American Midwest during the American Revolution. He financed George Rogers Clark with $8,000 for his Illinois campaign, which was never reimbursed....
, a French-American fur trapper - Charles GratiotCharles GratiotCharles Gratiot, Jr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during the American Revolution, and Victoire Chouteau, who was from an important mercantile family. His father became a wealthy merchant during the early years of St....
, an American military engineer - Henry GratiotHenry GratiotColonel Henry Gratiot was a French-American pioneer, trader and businessman who, during the Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars, acted as both an intermediary and early U.S. Indian agent to the Winnebagos throughout the early 19th century...
, a settler and miner