Editing Clawson, Michigan (section)

==History==
This area was occupied by the historic [[Potowatomi]] people, who were among the indigenous peoples in the Detroit territory. They traded furs for goods for years with the French Canadians and English colonists.

The city's name is a misspelling of the surname of John C. Lawson, an early European-American settler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21706|title= Profile for Clawson, Michigan, MI|publisher= ePodunk|access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> It was founded by European Americans in 1829 and was originally known as '''Pumachug and The Corners'''. The name was inspired by the sound made by the Cider Mill and Saw Mill on each corner of the main intersection. The sound was described as "pum-a-chug, pum-a-chug." The city was incorporated as Clawson in 1920 as a village; in 1940 it was incorporated as a city.