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Cadillac (/ ˈ k æ d ə l æ k / KAD-ə-lak) is a city in and county seat of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The population was 10,371 at the 2020 census , making it the second most-populated city in the Northern Michigan region, after Traverse City .
The Musée Cadillac is the birthplace of French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the founder of the city of Detroit, and a museum dedicated to his life.Located in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, Tarn-et-Garonne, France, the museum opened in 1974, following interest from Detroit historians into the founder of their city.
George A. Mitchell (January 8, 1824 – August 5, 1878) was an American businessman, merchant, railwayman, lumber baron, and real estate developer.In the 1870s he bought 2,000 acres (810 ha) of land in Michigan, divided and sold it in lots, and established the village of Clam Lake.
House as originally built Michigan state historic marker. George A. Mitchell, a brother to Congressman William Mitchell of Indiana, arrived in the Cadillac area in 1869, exploring the proposed route of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. [3] He was particularly interested in the area near Clam Lake (now Lake Cadillac).
2023 Cadillac Escalade-V. Cadillac finally gives the Escalade the "V" treatment. The result is a full-size SUV capable of launching to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds. Credit its 682-hp supercharged V-8 heart.
Cadillac is among the first automotive brands in the world, fourth in the United States only to Autocar Company (1897) and fellow GM marques Oldsmobile (1897) and Buick (1899). It was named after Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658–1730), who founded Detroit, Michigan. The Cadillac crest is based on his coat of arms.
The car was priced at $850 and sold 2,500 units in its first year of production.In 1909, GM founder William Durant paid $4.5 million to add Cadillac to GM's cornerstone brands of Oldsmobile and ...
Cobbs eventually owned three sawmills in Indiana, but decided that the Cadillac area held more promise; he moved there in 1874 and purchased the Pioneer Sawmill from John R. Yale. In 1877, he took on William W. Mitchell as a partner. William W. Mitchell was born in 1854 in Hillsdale, Michigan, the third son of Charles T. Mitchell. [5]