  Flybydon Member Username: Flybydon Post Number: 89 Registered: 01-2005 |
On my return flight to Detroit City Airport “Coleman A. Young International” today, this lonely cemetery caught my attention. Clue: It is located about two miles South West of the airport. Think you know the location and name of this old resting place?  I’ll post the full image in a few days. Good Luck! Don | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1661 Registered: 04-2005 |
Poletown Plant Cemetery? | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 3936 Registered: 08-2004 |
Let's see... I don't remember the name, but IIRC, it's Jewish, and it's located within the GM Poletown Plant property. Viewing severely restricted to only a few times a year, if that many. | ||
Chow Member Username: Chow Post Number: 360 Registered: 10-2003 |
Inside the walls of GM Poletown. | ||
Chow Member Username: Chow Post Number: 361 Registered: 10-2003 |
meh. i guess third place isn't bad. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 3937 Registered: 08-2004 |
We were all typing at the same time!  | ||
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider Post Number: 281 Registered: 08-2006 |
That sure is it, I never knew that now I can use it as a reference point to compart modern aerials to old aerials.... | ||
Flybydon Member Username: Flybydon Post Number: 96 Registered: 01-2005 |
Dang: you all are just to good. And the name is?  | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 1938 Registered: 06-2004 |
Beth Olem Cemetery (it's featured in the Lost Synagogues web tour) | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 1265 Registered: 01-2005 |
Beth Olem Cemetery (originally called Smith Street Cemetery), also known as Betholem and sometimes known as Beth Olam * Founded in 1862 * 2.2 acres * The only cemetery [with]in the Hamtramck City limits * On the grounds of the GM Cadillac Plant * Visitation with permission only * Owned by Congregation Shaary Zedek * Oldest tombstone dates to 1876 * Over 1100 graves are located here * Cemetery itself has not been in use since the 1930s * Call Clover Hill Cemetery 248-549-3411 for burial records * Jewish Genweb * Article from the Hamtramck Citizen Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~miway ne/betholan.htm | ||
Tiorted Member Username: Tiorted Post Number: 83 Registered: 02-2006 |
http://maps.google.com/maps?f= q&hl=en&q=48202&layer=&ie=UTF8 &z=18&ll=42.382323,-83.051496& spn=0.00189,0.006094&t=k&om=1 | ||
Flybydon Member Username: Flybydon Post Number: 101 Registered: 01-2005 |
Great job Ray. Thanks to you all.  | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 8825 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'd give Gistok at least a tie for first place, he typed up quite a descriptive post! Chow perhaps, too, because pinging the 'net from what, Poland?, has to introduce some delay. Three answers posted in three minutes...not a total of seven minutes after the initial posting...that MIGHT be a record. Congrats, all! Jjaba, send them NICE prizes...heh! |
