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History · Pontiac Township

57% of Pontiac Township’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Robert Lindemann House. Below: maps from 1897 on.

1on the National Register
57%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pontiac Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Pontiac Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18973 editions of the USGS map, 1897 to 1986. Watch Pontiac Township change.Old housesHalf of Pontiac Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pontiac Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Pontiac Township on the map, 1897 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Pontiac Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Pontiac Township on the 1897 USGS mapPontiac Township on the 1961 USGS mapPontiac Township on the 1986 USGS map1897Tower sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Pontiac Township.

The story so far

Pontiac Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pontiac Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pontiac Township is a township in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 84 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 100 to 84 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Pontiac Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1994
Robert Lindemann House
Robert Lindemann House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Queen Anne1
All 1 listings
Robert Lindemann HouseBuilding · listed 1994

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Pontiac Township

Nobody well known was born in Pontiac Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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T. Keith GlennanNASA administrator · b. 1905
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Ken BartholomewAmerican speed skater · b. 1920
Raymond C. BoyleAmerican actor · b. 1925
Gaylord T. GunhusRetired American Army officer and chaplain · b. 1940
Lynn NelsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1905
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

EnderlinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townClifton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRaritan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHighland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Pontiac Township’s history

What is on the National Register in Pontiac Township?

One place: the Robert Lindemann House (listed 1994).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.