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He rebuilt the 1830 era building at Pontiac's first corner in 1882 and named it the "Crofoot Block". He practiced law on the 3rd floor, overlooking from his 10-foot by 10-foot (3.0 m) north-facing window the rapid growth of Pontiac's Downtown Commercial District. Pontiac's Crofoot School was named after this prominent family, and is still in use.
Pontiac was founded in 1818-19 by a group of investors. [2] In 1819, Oakland County was established, with a county seat at Pontiac. By 1820, Pontiac had a dam, a sawmill, a flour mill, and a blacksmith shop. A courthouse was constructed in 1824, and by 1830 the city of Pontiac was clearly the center of commerce for the county.
Pontiac was founded in 1818, with the earliest development occurring downtown.The Sibley-Hoyt House, at 146 W. Lawrence St., part of the original downtown plat, started as a company farm and frame cabin in 1819 or 1820.
In 2012 Michigan's 120 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 595 people directly, and more than 36,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. [1] Altogether, 140 people in Michigan had active brewer permits in 2012. [2]
The original two Coney Islands in Detroit. In 1914, the first Coney Island restaurant was opened by Macedonian immigrant George Todoroff in Jackson, Michigan.Today, two unaffiliated Coney Island restaurants are located near that site, Jackson Coney Island and Virginia Coney Island, and several other restaurants throughout the Jackson area offer their own version of the Coney Island hot dog ...
Pontiac (/ ˈ p ɒ n (t) i æ k / PON-(t)ee-ak) is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] Located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Detroit metropolitan area, and is variously described as a satellite city or suburb of Detroit.
27 S. Saginaw St., Pontiac, Michigan Coordinates 42°38′10″N 83°17′31″W / 42.63611°N 83.29194°W / 42.63611; -83.29194 ( Grinnell Brothers Music
Buildings and structures in Pontiac, Michigan (12 P) E. Events in Pontiac, Michigan (13 P) P. People from Pontiac, Michigan (3 C, 62 P) S. Schools in Pontiac ...