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Hamtramck (hămtrăm`ĭk), city (1990 pop. 18,372), Wayne co., SE Mich., within the confines of Detroit; inc. as a city 1922. There is meat processing, as well as the manufacture of machinery, foods, motor vehicles, transportation equipment, chemicals, and plastic products. The site was settled by the French in the late 18th cent. The city grew quickly after the coming of the automobile industry (c.1910). Points of interest include St. Florian's Church (a prime example of Gothic architecture); and the memorial and grave of Col. John F. Hamtramck, first U.S. commander of the Detroit garrison. The city has a large Polish-American community and various Polish cultural events. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It will be built at GM's Hamtramck Assembly Center alongside the mechanically similar Cadillac DTS. The November issue looked into how a decision by a city council in Hamtramck, Mich. My paternal grandparents met at a polka dance in the Hamtramck neighborhood of Detroit and my maternal grandparents met at the Plymouth movie theater in Worchester, Massachusetts, where my grandfather was an usher. |
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