Adrian, Michigan
| Adrian, Michigan | |
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| City | |
| City of Adrian | |
Maumee St., downtown.
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 Location of Adrian, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 41°53′47″N 84°2′16″W / 41.89639°N 84.03778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Lenawee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.10 sq mi (20.98 km2) |
| • Land | 7.95 sq mi (20.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 21,133 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 20,842 |
| • Density | 2,658.2/sq mi (1,026.3/km2) |
| • Demonym | Adrianite |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 49221 |
| Area code(s) | 517 Exchanges: 263,264,265,266,438 |
| FIPS code | 26-00440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619846 |
| Website | City of Adrian |
Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County. The population was 21,133 at the 2010 census. Adrian lies in Michigan's 7th congressional district.
Adrian was founded on June 18, 1826 by Addison Comstock, promoter of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, and was originally named Logan. In 1828 Addison's wife renamed the village to Adrian after the Roman Emperor Hadrian.
The only remaining piece of the Bank of Pennsylvania— one of the stone pillars — was moved to Adrian, Michigan and erected as the Civil War Memorial in commemoration of those in Adrian who died in the American Civil War.
In the late 19th century through early 20th century Adrian was known as the "fence capital of the world," when J. Wallace Page invented the first successful wire fence. Throughout this period, Adrian was one of the first fencing manufacturers in the world and its fences were shipped as far as New York, Berlin, Asia, and Africa. The company sponsored the highly successful Page Fence Giants black baseball team.
One of the first motor vehicles, the Lion automobile, was created in Adrian. Between 1900 and 1912, Adrian was shaping up to be one of the motor capitals of the world, with three car models manufactured in Adrian during those 12 years. But due to some unfortunate turn of events, it never came to be.
The first two were the Murry Motor Car and Lenawee Car: both made by the Church Manufacturing Company. Although the cars were a hit at the 1910 Chicago Automobile show and they sold hundreds of cars, due to bad financial decisions the Church Manufacturing Company ran out of money and had to close.
The third car manufactured in Adrian was the Lion made by the Lion Motor Car Company. The Lion was immensely popular and successful; Lion Motor Car Company was taking the lead in the auto industry. However, on June 12, 1912, the plant caught on fire, destroyed about 200 cars, and ultimately ended the company.
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