View of inscription on the back of Cadillac's chair, located at the west end of Cadillac Square. Sandstone chair was designed by John L. Batchelder. Inscription reads: "1701-1901. This chair erected July 24th 1901 is located on the site of the City Hall built in 1835 and occupied until 1871 as the seat of civic authority. It is symbolic of the seigneurial rule of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Knight of St. Louis who with hsi company f colonists arrived at Detroit, July 24th 1901. On that day, under the patronage of Louis XIV and protected by the flag of France, the city of Detroit then called Fort Pontchartrain was founded."
