“plymouth” (the massachusetts town)

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*SATELLITE VIEW*
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“PLYMOUTH ROCK”
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“1620” –>

(construction of the ‘plymouth colony’)

(an ‘english colonial venture’ in what is today ‘plymouth’ (/ ‘massachusetts / ‘USA’) began ‘2 days’ after the ‘first  landing party’ arrived at the site)
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(“plymouth” /ˈplɪməθ/ (historically known as plimouth and plimoth) is a town in) –>

(‘plymouth county’ / ‘massachusetts’ / ‘united states’)

“any relation to ‘philmont’?)
(as the ‘boy scout ranch’ in)

(‘plymouth’ holds a place of great prominence in ‘american history’ / ‘folklore’ / ‘culture’, and is known as “america’s hometown”)

(‘plymouth’ was the site of the ‘colony’ founded in ‘1620’ by the ‘pilgrims’, passengers of the famous ship the “mayflower”)

(‘plymouth’ is where ‘new england’ was first established)

(it is the ‘oldest municipality’ in ‘new england’ and one of the oldest in the ‘united states’)

“back to where ‘it all began’…so to speak…”

(the town has served as the location of several prominent events, one of the more notable being the ‘first thanksgiving feast’)

(‘plymouth’ served as the ‘capital’ of ‘plymouth colony’ from its ‘founding’ in ‘1620’ until the colony’s merger with the ‘massachusetts bay colony’ in ‘1691’)

(‘plymouth’ is named after the ‘english city’ of the same name, where the mayflower departed for ‘america’).

Plymouth is the largest municipality in Massachusetts by area.

The population is 58,271, according to the 2014 Demographics by Cubit. U.S. Census.

Plymouth is one of two county seats of Plymouth County, the other being Brockton.

Plymouth is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) south of Boston in a region of Massachusetts known as the South Shore.

Throughout the 19th century, the town thrived as a center of ropemaking, fishing, and shipping, and once held the world’s largest ropemaking company, the Plymouth Cordage Company.

It continues to be an active port, but today the major industry of Plymouth is tourism.

Plymouth is served by Plymouth Municipal Airport, and contains Pilgrim Hall Museum, the oldest continually operating museum in the United States.

As one of the country’s first settlements, Plymouth is well known in the United States for its historical value.

(the events surrounding the history of ‘plymouth’ have become part of the ethos of the United States, particularly that relating to ‘Plymouth Rock’, the ‘pilgrims’, and the ‘First Thanksgiving’)

(the town itself is a popular tourist spot during the thanksgiving holiday)

(‘plymouth’ is home to the “old colony club”, one of the oldest “gentlemen’s clubs” in the world)