Pontiac may refer to:
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Pontiac (automobile)
Pontiac or formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors. Introduced as a companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland automobiles ...
, a car brand
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Pontiac (Ottawa leader)
Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region du ...
( – 1769), a Native American war chief
Places and jurisdictions
Canada
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Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality
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Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke ( la, Dioecesis Pembrokensis) (erected 11 July 1882, as the Vicariate Apostolic of Pontiac) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. It was elevated as the Diocese of Pembroke on 4 May 1898. The Cathed ...
, now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pembroke
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Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, an administrative division
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Pontiac (electoral district)
Pontiac (formerly known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.
In every election since its cr ...
, in Quebec
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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
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Pontiac, Illinois
Pontiac is a city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,931 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Livingston County. The town is also the setting of the 1984 movie '' Grandview, U.S.A.''
Geography
Location
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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 sec ...
, a prison in Illinois
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Pontiac, Indiana
Pontiac is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area
In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relative ...
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Pontiac, Kansas
Pontiac is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
History
A post office was opened in Pontiac in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926.
Education
The community is served by Flinthills USD ...
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Pontiac, Michigan
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Pontiac Silverdome
The Pontiac Silverdome (also known simply 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, ...
, a stadium
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Pontiac, Rhode Island
Pontiac is a historic village in Warwick, Rhode Island, 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 Weir" because fis ...
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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 the ...
, a registered historic place in Chicago, Illinois
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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. The mills produced the original Fruit of the Loom brand of cloth.
The current mills were built beginning in 1863 ...
, an 1863 NRHP-listed building in Rhode Island
Amtrak stations
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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. ...
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Pontiac Transportation Center
The Pontiac Transportation Center is an intermodal terminal station located in Pontiac, Michigan that is served by Amtrak's Michigan Services ''Wolverine''. The transportation center is also served by Indian Trails intercity bus service and Sub ...
, in Michigan
Other uses
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''Pontiac'' (album), 1987, by Lyle Lovett
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USS ''Pontiac'', any of several 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", a less severe form of
legionellosis
Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any species of '' Legionella'' bacteria, quite often ''Legionella pneumophila''. Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, high fever, muscle pains, and headaches. Na ...
See also
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Pontic (disambiguation)
Pontic, from the Greek ''pontos'' (, ), or "sea", may refer to:
The Black Sea Places
* The Pontic colonies, on its northern shores
* Pontus (region), a region on its southern shores
* The Pontic–Caspian steppe, steppelands stretching from n ...
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Pontiak
Pontiak is an American neo-psychedelic rock band of three brothers from the Blue Ridge Mountain area of Virginia: Jennings Carney (bass, organ, vocals—born 1978, Washington DC), Van Carney (lead vocals, guitar—born 1980, Washington DC) and ...
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Pontac
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