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Hamtramck Fire Department. Hamtramck (/ h æ m ˈ t r æ m ɪ k / ham-TRAM-ik) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides.
Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly, also referred to as Factory Zero and GM Poletown, [2] is a General Motors (GM) automobile assembly plant straddling the border between Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. It is located about three miles (five km) from GM's corporate headquarters.
Joseph Campau (1769-1863) was the grandson of one of the original settlers to Fort Detroit and became the state's first millionaire through his real estate endeavors The street is named for Joseph Campau (February 2, 1769 – July 23, 1863) [ 2 ] who was among Detroit , Michigan 's leading citizens and wealthiest landowners at the dawn of the ...
The plant was built at the boundary of Hamtramck and Detroit as a BOC factory (Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac) and became known as the "Poletown Plant". Coleman Young, Mayor of Detroit, used eminent domain to seize the portion of Poletown. Critics stated that Young could have chosen other areas for the plant and yet he chose one of the final ...
Map Notes 2013–present Wayne: Detroit (including Midtown and New Center), Hamtramck: 2003–2012 Wayne: Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and part of Downtown and Midtown) 1993–2002 Wayne: Detroit (Much of the Lower East Side and Upper East Side and part of Midtown) 2011–2022 Wayne: Detroit (part), Hamtramck [14]
The township of Hamtramck was established in 1798; in 1901 a portion of the township centered around Joseph Campau Street was incorporated as a village. [3] In 1910, Hamtramck was home to 3500 people, and Dodge decided to build a new automotive plant, Dodge Main, at the southeast corner of the village.
Michigan's 13th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Wayne County, Michigan.It is currently represented by Democrat Shri Thanedar.. The district includes portions of Detroit and some of its suburbs, and from 2013-2023, was the only congressional district in Michigan to be contained within a single county. [3]
Keyworth Stadium is a 7,933 seat multi-purpose stadium located in Hamtramck, Michigan, an enclave of Detroit. [1] It was opened by former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt on October 15, 1936, during his second campaign for president. [2] Keyworth was the first Works Progress Administration project in the state of Michigan.