Editing Plymouth, North Carolina (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Plymouth, North Carolina 02.jpg|thumb|The [[Roanoke River]] in Plymouth. The Domtar facility is in the background.]]
The primary industry for the area is [[Domtar|Domtar Paper Company, LLC.]], a paper manufacturer. The paper mill and its related facilities have been the largest employer since 1937. It was owned by Kieckhefer Container Company ([[John W. Kieckhefer]]) which was merged into [[Weyerhauser]] in 1957. In March 2007, Weyerhauser sold its paper interests to Domtar. The paper mill is now a Domtar papermill, while the onsite sawmill is still owned by Weyerhauser. In October 2009, Domtar announced the end of paper machine operations, and the mill will be converted to produce [[fluff pulp]] alone, with a 33% workforce reduction to about 360 employees.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}}

The town is re-branding itself as a tourist destination to offset the reduction in paper-making employment, taking advantage of its natural environment, being surrounded by tracts of forests and swamplands. A riverfront boardwalk has been built, with views of the Roanoke River.{{Citation needed|date=July 2018}} Plymouth is home to the [[North Carolina Black Bear Festival]], an annual three-day event at the beginning of June centered around bears.