ADRIAN

city, seat (1826) of Lenawee county, southeastern Michigan, U.S., on the River Raisin. Addison J. Comstock settled the site in 1826 as Logan and renamed it in 1828 for the Roman emperor Hadrian (the H was dropped in 1838). He built the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad (1832-36, the first west of New York State) connecting Adrian and Toledo, Ohio (34 mi southeast); its cars were horse drawn until replaced by a locomotive in 1837. An agricultural centre, the city has acquired some light industry (notably the manufacture of auto parts and aluminum, paper, and wood products). Adrian College was founded in 1845, and Siena Heights College in 1919. Inc. village, 1836; city, 1853. Pop. (1990) 22,097.