Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Upon his arrival in America, La Mothe adopted his title after the town of Cadillac, Gironde in southwestern France. The city of Detroit became the world center of automobile production in the 20th century. William H. Murphy and Henry M. Leland founded the Cadillac auto company and paid homage to him by using his name for their company and his armorial bearings as its logo in 1902. Various places bear his name in America, in particular Cadillac Mountain in Maine and the town of Cadillac, Michigan.
Clarence M. Burton
In 1895, he turned his attention to writing histories, beginning with "A Sketch of the Life of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Founder of Detroit," which was published that year. "A Chapter in the History Of Cleveland" followed soon after, and one of his most famous works, "In the Footsteps of Cadillac," was published a few years later in 1899.