Doing some research on our new town… In 1840, Wexford County was originally named Kautawabet, an Indian word meaning broken tooth.” Chief Broken Tooth was a Potawatami leader. In 1843, Michigan legislators renamed the county Wexford, after a southern county of Ireland. The earliest known white settler in Wexford County was Benjamin Hall in 1862. In 1872, with the G.R. & I. Railroad reaching this northern settlement, George A. Mitchell founded and was also elected the first mayor of Cadillac, originally known as Clam Lake. Cadillac was incorporated as a city in 1877, taking its name from Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, an early Michigan explorer and founder of Detroit. Four main families helped settle Cadillac. Streets, buildings and landmarks include the Mitchell, Cummer, Diggins and Cobb family names. - See more at: cadillacmichigan/historic-downtown-cadillac-58/?tabid=21&pageid=103&title=Historic+Cadillac#sthash.a8NXOKPN.dpuf
Posted on: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 01:51:17 +0000
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