PONTIAC -- The namesake of the city of Pontiac was clubbed and beaten to death in a revenge killing along the banks of the Mississippi River in Illinois in the mid-18th century. Chief Pontiac's ...

17, 1943. Post 377’s website simply states: “Our post’s namesake is Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe. Chief Pontiac was a great leader and warrior. He is most well known for his role in the ...

Harry's on the Hill, a local car dealership, said it plans to find a new home for its iconic fiberglass statue of Chief Pontiac, an 18th-century Ottawa war chief. The decision was motivated in ...

On May 7, 1763, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa Indians, rose up against the English garrison in Detroit and laid siege to it for five months. In 1812 poet Robert Browning was born in London.

On May 7, 1763, Ottawa Indian Chief Pontiac rose up against the English garrison in Detroit and laid siege to it for five months. In 1833 German composer Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg.

This great Indian chief was born around 1720, probably in the Ottawa village on the Detroit River. A friend of the French, Pontiac was angered by the British rule which began in 1760 and plotted ...

By Eli Shayotovich Oct. 31, 2022 9:59 pm EST The new line of cars was named Pontiac to honor the Ottawa Indian chief of the same name. Regarded as a great leader, Pontiac brought together nearly ...