List of places named for Lewis Cass
This is a list of places in the United States named for Lewis Cass: In addition, Bartow County, Georgia was formerly Cass County, until after the American Civil War. (Cass County, North Dakota is not named for Lewis Cass but for railroad executive George Washington Cass.) Buildings. Note: The Elliott-Larsen Building in Lansing, Michigan had been named for Lewis Cass until 2020, when Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer renamed the building for two Michigan civil rights pioneers, rather than Cass, a slaveholder who supported the expansion of slavery and expulsion of Native Americans  from their lands. Other. Note: Southwest Heritage Intermediate School District in Cass County, Michigan had been named Cass County ISD until 2021. The school board renamed the district after a historical reevaluation of namesake Lewis Cass. Note: Cass Street in Traverse City, Michigan and in Cadillac, Michigan were named for Lewis Cass's nephew, George Washington Cass.