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Historical Sites

Immortalizing the History of Pontiac

Pontiac boasts a rich and colorful history  — and thankfully for you, many of the sites that have hosted the most influential events in Pontiac’s history are still standing today. From a frontier origin  to an Industrial Revolution to the 20th-century boom that came with a new means of transcontinental travel, the people and stories that define Pontiac are immortalized in the historical sites that still draw visitors to our city.