Plymouth, Massachusetts

Plymouth
	; Replica of the Mayflower
; seal	; flag
Location in Massachusetts
	Plymouth
	Plymouth
Basic data
Foundation :	1620
State :	United States
State :	Massachusetts
County :	Plymouth County
Coordinates :	41 ° 57 ′ N , 70 ° 40 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 57 ′ N , 70 ° 40 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	56,468 (as of 2010)
Population density :	191.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	347.0 km 2 (approx. 134 mi 2 ) of; which 294.8 km 2 (approx. 114 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	57 m
Postcodes :	02360-02362, 02345, 02381
Area code :	+1 508, 774
FIPS :	25-54310
GNIS ID :	0618349
Website :	www.plymouth-ma.gov

Plymouth is a city in the US state of Massachusetts .

history

Plymouth was founded by the Pilgrim Fathers who landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620 (see Mayflower Treaty ). They named the community after its place of origin Plymouth on the Devonshire coast in England . Plymouth was recognized as the seat of the Plymouth Colony in 1633 and part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 .

Today's economic importance lies next to metal and fish processing in the textile industry and in shipbuilding. Plymouth has about 57,000 residents. Sights include a replica of the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock , the rock where legend has it that the Pilgrim Fathers first landed. Both “contemporary witnesses” of the colonization can be seen in the city's harbor. There is also a living open-air museum south of the center, the Plimoth Plantation .

According to tradition, William Bradford landed the Mayflower at Plymouth Rock . The associated establishment of the colony of Plymouth, along with the establishment of Virginia, is considered the origin of the United States . Plymouth is home to the National Monument to the Forefathers (formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument ), which was built between 1907 and 1910. It is the third tallest statue in the United States

The Pilgrim nuclear power plant is located on site .

panorama

and display information about the image

View of the historic port of Plymouth with the Mayflower (left, behind trees), the Plymouth Rock Monument (center) and Cole's Hill (right) with the statue of the Indian leader Massasoit

sons and daughters of the town

Thomas Davee (1797–1841), politician
Frederic Lucas (1852–1929), biologist and museum director
Mark McCormack (1930-2003), sports manager
David Chokachi (born 1968), actor
Mark McCormack (* 1970), racing cyclist and cycling coach
Hoon Lee (born 1973), actor
Dave Farrell (* 1977), bassist for Linkin Park

Web links

Commons : Plymouth - album with pictures, videos and audio files

official website of the city of Plymouth

Individual evidence

^ Daniel P. Toomey: Massachusetts of To-day . Columbia publishing company, 1892, p. 2.
^ "Resource Management Plan: National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts" ( Memento of October 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), p. 1 (PDF; 4.1 MB). Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering, Resource Management Planning Program, September 2006.

[1] Daniel P. Toomey: Massachusetts of To-day . Columbia publishing company, 1892, p. 2.

[2] "Resource Management Plan: National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts" ( Memento of October 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), p. 1 (PDF; 4.1 MB). Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering, Resource Management Planning Program, September 2006.