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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 (/ 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.
The Franklin Boulevard Historic District is a primarily residential historic district located in Pontiac, Michigan along Franklin Boulevard between West Huron Street and Orchard Lake Avenue. It also contains structures along Mary Day and Henry Clay Avenues between Franklin and Miller, and some structure along West Huron between Franklin and ...
When I saw it and walked into the station, it was like walking into a castle! The beautiful light coming from the very high ceiling and walls, the size of the waiting room, the long wooden benches ...
Airbnb and the owner of a Michigan rental called "The Castle" are being sued by a group of senior women whose stay at the property turned into a night of "horror" after a horde of brown bats ...
Upon his retirement from the bench, Copeland moved to West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, and in 1858 built the elaborate, Gothic Revival house that has always been referred to as "the castle" on the north shore of Orchard Lake. On October 6, 1858, Joseph's daughter Florence married English-born Dr. John P. Wilson, who practiced surgery in Pontiac.
Penniman Castle in Battle Creek, Mich., is a local landmark (it's on the National Register of Historic Places), and it's just hit the market. The majestic castle home boasts stunning crenulated ...
Oldest courthouse in Michigan. Judge Robert S. Wilson House: Ann Arbor: c. 1839: Residential South Manitou Island Lighthouse: South Manitou Island: 1839-40 Lighthouse President's House, University of Michigan: Ann Arbor: 1840 Residential The oldest building at Michigan's oldest university, the University of Michigan. [5] Old Presque Isle Light ...