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Pontiac (Odawa leader) Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in Pontiac's War, the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans in an armed strugg ...

( – 1769), Native American war chief *

Pontiac (automobile) Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors. It was introduced in 1926 as a General Motors companion make program, companion make for ...

, a former General Motors brand Pontiac may also refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

Canada

Pontiac, Quebec Pontiac () is a municipality in the Outaouais Region of western Quebec, Canada, on the north shore of the Ottawa River. It is part of Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Regional County Municipality, included in the National Capital Region. It should n ...

, a municipality ** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke *

Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec Pontiac () is a regional county municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. Campbell's Bay, Quebec, Campbell's Bay is the county seat. It should not be confused with the Pontiac, Quebec, municipality of Pontiac, which is located in the ...

, an administrative division *

Pontiac (federal electoral district) Pontiac most often refers to: *Pontiac (Odawa leader) ( – 1769), Native American war chief *Pontiac (automobile), a former General Motors brand Pontiac may also refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada *Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality ** Apost ...

, in Quebec *

Pontiac (provincial electoral district) Pontiac is a provincial electoral district in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes parts of the city of Gatineau as well as the municipalities of Pontiac, Mansfield-et ...

, in Quebec

United States

Pontiac, Illinois Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. The population was 11,150 in the 2020 census. The 1984 movie '' Grandview, U.S.A.'' was set in Pontiac. History Settlement Pontiac was established on July ...

Pontiac Correctional Center Pontiac Correctional Center, established in June 1871, is an Illinois Department of Corrections maximum security prison (Level 1) for adult males in Pontiac, Illinois. The prison also has a medium security unit that houses medium to minimum secu ...

, a prison in Illinois * Pontiac, Indiana * Pontiac, Kansas *

Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located roughly northwest of downtown Detroit, Pontiac is part of the Metro Detroit, Detroit metropolitan area, and is vari ...

Pontiac Silverdome The Pontiac Silverdome (also known as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressure, the fi ...

, a former stadium in Michigan *

Pontiac, New York Pontiac is a hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in ...

Pontiac, Rhode Island Pontiac is a historic village in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States and part of the . History Native Americans referred to the area as "Papepieset" or "Toskiounke." After arriving in 1642, the early English settlers called the area "Great W ...

Pontiac Building The Pontiac Building is a historic high-rise building located at 542 S. Dearborn St. in the Printer's Row neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. History Built in 1891, the building is the oldest surviving work in downtown Chicago designed by th ...

, a registered historic high-rise in Chicago, Illinois *

Pontiac Mills Pontiac Mills is a historic textile mill complex on Knight Street in the village of Pontiac, Rhode Island within the city of Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in E ...

, a historic textile mill complex in Rhode Island

Amtrak stations

Pontiac station (Illinois) Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused '' Lincoln Service'' between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St ...

Pontiac Transportation Center The Pontiac Transportation Center is an Intermodal passenger transport, intermodal terminal station located in Pontiac, Michigan that is served by Amtrak's Michigan Services ''Wolverine (train), Wolverine''. The transportation center is also se ...

, in Michigan

Other uses

* ''Pontiac'' (album), 1987, by Lyle Lovett * USS ''Pontiac'', any of several United States Navy ships *Marvin Pontiac, a fictional character created by musician

John Lurie John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including ''Stranger than Paradise'' and '' Down by Law''; has composed ...

Pontiac fever Pontiac fever is an acute, nonfatal respiratory disease caused by various species of Gram-negative bacteria in the genus ''Legionella''. It causes a mild upper respiratory infection that resembles acute influenza. Pontiac fever resolves spontaneo ...

, a form of legionellosis

Places and jurisdictions

Canada

United States

Amtrak stations

Other uses

See also