Woodmere Cemetery

Historical marker location:

9400 W Fort St, Detroit, Michigan

( Marker is at the intersection of Woodmere Road and West Fort Street, on the left when traveling north on Woodmere Road.)

Finding Early Automotive Pioneers.

The first known use of the word "Yooper" to refer to someone from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan was in the 1970s. The term has since become a popular nickname for residents of the UP.