Editing Plymouth, Indiana

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'''Plymouth''' is a city and the [[county seat]] of [[Marshall County, Indiana]], United States. The population is 10,214 in the [[2010 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |website=NACO.org |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Plymouth was the site of the first retail outlet of defunct U.S. retailer [[Montgomery Ward]] in 1926.

==History==
[[File:Plymouth IN Firestation.JPG|thumb|upright=1|Historic fire station with patchwork quilt designs on doors]]
[[File:Plymouth-indiana-centennial-park.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Centennial Park on N. Michigan Street (SR 17)]]
[[File:Marshall Co IN Courthouse.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall County]] courthouse]]

===Early history===
This area was part of the territory of the [[Potawatomi]] Native Americans, one of the historical tribes encountered by American settlers. In the nineteenth century, the United States government made numerous treaties to buy and extinguish Native American claims to land in the former [[Northwest Territory]] and the Southeast.

===First settlements===
Marshall County was formed in 1836, during the early years of settlement and before the [[Indian removal|forced removal]] of the Potawatomi people in 1838. It was named for [[Chief Justice of the United States|U.S. Chief Justice]] [[John Marshall]], who died in 1835.<ref>{{Cite book |last=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle |url=https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog |title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana |publisher=R. S. Peale & co. |year=1875 |location=Indiana |pages=[https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog/page/n579 567] |via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> Marshall County is notable as the starting point in 1838 of the [[Potawatomi Trail of Death]], which was the forced removal by United States forces of [[Chief Menominee]] and 859 Potawatomi Indians from Indiana to [[Indian Territory]], at the site of present-day [[Osawatomie, Kansas]], a distance of {{convert|660|mi}}. The first settlers arrived in what is now Marshall County in 1835. They arrived as a result of the end of the [[Black Hawk War]] as well as the completion of the [[Erie Canal]]. They consisted primarily of settlers from [[New England]], "[[Yankee]]s" descended from the [[English people|English]] [[Puritans]] who settled New England in the colonial era. They were mainly members of the [[Congregational church]], although due to the [[Second Great Awakening]] many of them had converted to [[Methodism]] and some had become [[Baptists]] before coming to what is now Marshall County. As a result of this heritage, some place names in Marshall County are named after places in New England, such as Plymouth, which is named after [[Plymouth, Massachusetts]], the site where the ''[[Mayflower]]'' landed in 1620.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Daniel |title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1 |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1908}}</ref>

Plymouth, located near the center of Marshall County, was established on both banks of the [[Yellow River (Indiana)|Yellow River]], a stream flowing from northeast to southwest across the county.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Brant |first=Fuller |title=History of Indiana: Containing a History of Indiana and Biographical Sketches of Governors and Other Leading Men. Also a Statement of the Growth and Prosperity of Marshall County, Together With a Personal and Family History of Many of Its Citizens; Volume 1 |publisher=Wentworth Press |year=1890 |publication-date=August 26, 2016 |pages=23–24}}</ref> In 1836, a [[dam]] and [[sawmill]] were constructed on the river.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Twentieth_Century_History_of_Marshall.html?id=w0PWAAAAMAAJ |title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1908 |location=Chicago |pages=69 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Many of the original settlers were immigrants from [[Germany]], and mostly practiced farming.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0PWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA105 |title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1908 |pages=74–78 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Upon their arrival, the land was covered with dense [[forest]]s and [[marsh]]lands, which required clearing and drainage before it could be cultivated. Early crops grown in Marshall County included [[Maize|corn]], [[wheat]], [[oat]]s, [[rye]], and [[bean]]s.<ref name=":0" />

The [[Indian Removal Act]] of 1830 authorized the forcible removal of Native American tribes from this area. In 1832, the United States government acquired the land through the [[Treaty of Tippecanoe]].

Plymouth became the [[county seat]] of Marshall County in 1836<ref name=":1" /> and established its first [[post office]] in 1837.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Daniel |title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1908 |pages=149}}</ref> The town was officially incorporated in 1851,<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Daniel |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w0PWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA105 |title=A Twentieth Century History of Marshall County, Indiana, Volume 1 |publisher=Lewis Publishing Company |year=1908 |page=105 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> and by 1900, its population had grown to 3,656, making it the largest town in the county.<ref name=":0" />

====Potawatomi relocation====
Although many Potawatomi had relocated to [[Indian Territory]] in present-day Kansas, [[Chief Menominee]] and his band of the Yellow River refused to go. Militia under the authority of United States Army officers rounded them up and in September 1838, the band of 859 headed west, in what became known as the [[Potawatomi Trail of Death]]. They traveled more than 660 miles to [[Osawatomie, Kansas]], with many of the Potawatomi walking. More than 40 of the tribal members died on the march.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Potawatomi Trail of Death |url=http://www.potawatomi-tda.org/ |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=Potawatomi-tda.org}}</ref>

====American Civil War====
During the Civil War, Union Army soldiers arrested Daniel E. VanValkenburgh, editor of the ''Plymouth Weekly Democrat'', who criticized what he viewed as Lincoln's abuses of power. VanValkenburgh also criticized Department of Ohio commander Ambrose Burnside's lieutenant, General Milo S. Hascall. Hascall was in charge of the District of Indiana. VanValkenburgh called Hascall a donkey in the pages of the ''Democrat.'' Hascall promptly dispatched soldiers to arrest VanValkenburgh and brought him before Burnside to answer charges of violating Burnside's General Order No. 38. Burnside let VanValkenburgh off with a warning. The ''Democrat'' became the first of eleven Democratic newspapers suppressed or threatened with suppression in May 1863.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Killing the Serpent Speedily" |url=http://blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/killing-the-serpent-speedily-governor-morton-general-hascall-and-the-suppresion-of-the-democratic-press-in-indiana-1863/ |website=Indiana Historic Newspaper Digitization Project blog}}</ref>

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====History as a Sundown Town====
Like many towns and counties in Indiana following the [[Reconstruction era]], Plymouth was once considered a [[sundown town]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plymouth |url=https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundowntown/plymouth-in/}}</ref> Accounts by locals claim that signs at the northern city limits read, "Blacks out of town by sundown" or "All non-residents are required to leave the city by 9 pm", with a city ordinance listed at the bottom. There were no such signs at the southern border of town on US 31, nor on the east and west entrances on US 30. These signs remained posted well into the mid 60s until the [[Fair Housing Act of 1968]] which banned [[racial discrimination]] in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. Although the city has since become more inclusive, the African-American population still remains remarkably low at 0.6%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Plymouth City, Indiana |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/plymouthcityindiana/PST040218 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112152157/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/plymouthcityindiana/PST040218 |archive-date=2019-11-12 |access-date=2019-11-12 |website=Census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> As of today, there has been no public acknowledgment by the city of its history of exclusion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.plymouthin.com/index.php/community/history/ |website=PlymouthIN.com}}</ref>
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===Later history===
On July 6, 1915, the Liberty Bell stopped in Plymouth on its trip from Philadelphia to the Exposition at San Francisco.<ref>{{Cite web |title=31 Dec 1969, Page 1 - The Culver Citizen at Newspapers.com |url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=25936971&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjExNjI1MDc2NCwiaWF0IjoxNTU0NDc2MDY0LCJleHAiOjE1NTQ1NjI0NjR9.kqrLec_FYyxAO3NIK1gC6A2cWra0kbwu9qbfnWWQehE |access-date=2019-04-05 |via=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fried |first=Stephen |date=April 2017 |title=How the Liberty Bell Won the Great War |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-liberty-bell-won-great-war-180962471/ |magazine=Smithsonian Magazine}}</ref>

Much of Plymouth's history was documented in two major newspapers during the 19th century. The ''Marshall County Republican'' (also titled ''Plymouth Republican'' and ''Plymouth Tribune'') operated from 1856 to 1922.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler Lighty |date=2013-09-27 |title=A History of the Plymouth Republican |url=https://blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/plymouth-republican/ |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Newspaper Program |language=en-US}}</ref> Its main rival the ''Marshall County Democrat'' (also titled ''Plymouth Democrat'') appeared from 1855 to 1932 (and as a weekly only edition until January 1, 1941).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandler Lighty |date=2013-10-08 |title=Plymouth's Democratic Newspaper from 1856-1870 Digitized |url=https://blog.newspapers.library.in.gov/plymouth-democrat-history/ |access-date=2022-01-12 |website=Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Newspaper Program |language=en-US}}</ref> The ''Plymouth Daily Pilot'' acquired the ''Republican'' in 1922, and the ''Democrat'' became the ''Plymouth Daily News'' in 1932. The ''News'' and ''Pilot'' merged to become the ''Plymouth Pilot-News'' in 1947.

As part of Plymouth's sesquicentennial celebration in 1966, organizers created the first Marshall County Blueberry Festival, to take place over Labor Day weekend. This tradition has continued annually, and the Festival typically brings in tens of thousands of visitors over the four-day event.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marshall County Blueberry Festival History |url=http://www.blueberryfestival.org/pg/history.html |access-date=August 4, 2013 |archive-date=August 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828120332/http://blueberryfestival.org/pg/history.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In July 1982, five firefighters were killed when their fire truck overturned while responding to a call. The tanker truck crashed on a curve near West School on state road 17.

In March 2024, a semi-truck crashed into a Hacienda from US-30.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VIDEO: Lane reduction on U.S. 30 after semi crashes into Hacienda |url=https://www.abc57.com/news/lane-reduction-on-us-30-after-semi-crashes-into-hacienda |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=ABC57 |language=en}}</ref>

The [[East Laporte Street Footbridge]], [[Heminger Travel Lodge]], [[Marshall County Courthouse (Indiana)|Marshall County Courthouse]], [[Plymouth Downtown Historic District]], [[Plymouth Northside Historic District]], [[Plymouth Southside Historic District]], and [[Plymouth Fire Station]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{Cite web |date=2013-10-18 |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20131018.htm |website=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/16/13 through 9/30/13 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="nps1">{{Cite web |date=2014-01-10 |title=National Register of Historic Places Listings |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20140110.htm |website=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>

==Geography==
Plymouth, Indiana is located at {{Coord|41|20|38|N|86|18|45|W|type:city}} (41.343894, -86.312544),<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=2011-02-12 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2011-04-23 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> along the [[Yellow River (Indiana)|Yellow River]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer |publisher=[[DeLorme]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-89933-211-0 |location=Yarmouth, Me. |page=20}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Plymouth has a total area of {{convert|7.57|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|7.53|sqmi|2}} (or 99.47%) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (or 0.53%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{Cite web |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1860822 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054516/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1860822 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |access-date=2015-07-29 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

[[Image:Plymouth-indiana-from-above.jpg|left|thumb|Plymouth downtown from above]]

===Climate===
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 | location    = Plymouth, Indiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 69
 | Feb record high F  = 74
 | Mar record high F  = 87
 | Apr record high F  = 90
 | May record high F  = 97
 | Jun record high F  = 105
 | Jul record high F  = 109
 | Aug record high F  = 103
 | Sep record high F  = 102
 | Oct record high F  = 93
 | Nov record high F  = 82
 | Dec record high F  = 71
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 53.7
|Feb avg record high F = 56.8
|Mar avg record high F = 70.4
|Apr avg record high F = 80.3
|May avg record high F = 88.1
|Jun avg record high F = 93.0
|Jul avg record high F = 93.5
|Aug avg record high F = 91.8
|Sep avg record high F = 89.6
|Oct avg record high F = 82.1
|Nov avg record high F = 68.1
|Dec avg record high F = 56.3
|year avg record high F = 94.9

 | Jan high F = 31.4
 | Feb high F = 35.4
 | Mar high F = 47.1
 | Apr high F = 59.8
 | May high F = 71.2
 | Jun high F = 80.6
 | Jul high F = 83.8
 | Aug high F = 81.9
 | Sep high F = 76.1
 | Oct high F = 63.3
 | Nov high F = 48.4
 | Dec high F = 36.7
 | year high F = 59.6
 | Jan mean F = 24.1
 | Feb mean F = 26.9
 | Mar mean F = 37.4
 | Apr mean F = 48.9
 | May mean F = 60.3
 | Jun mean F = 70.0
 | Jul mean F = 73.2
 | Aug mean F = 71.5
 | Sep mean F = 64.8
 | Oct mean F = 52.8
 | Nov mean F = 40.1
 | Dec mean F = 29.8
 | year mean F = 50.0
 | Jan low F = 16.7
 | Feb low F = 18.5
 | Mar low F = 27.7
 | Apr low F = 38.0
 | May low F = 49.4
 | Jun low F = 59.3
 | Jul low F = 62.7
 | Aug low F = 61.0
 | Sep low F = 53.5
 | Oct low F = 42.4
 | Nov low F = 31.8
 | Dec low F = 23.0
 | year low F = 40.3

|Jan avg record low F = -5.6
|Feb avg record low F = -0.6
|Mar avg record low F = 10.4
|Apr avg record low F = 23.0
|May avg record low F = 33.5
|Jun avg record low F = 44.3
|Jul avg record low F = 50.2
|Aug avg record low F = 49.8
|Sep avg record low F = 39.0
|Oct avg record low F = 28.8
|Nov avg record low F = 17.6
|Dec avg record low F = 3.8
|year avg record low F = -9.0

 | Jan record low F  = -22
 | Feb record low F  = -20
 | Mar record low F  = -6
 | Apr record low F  = 16
 | May record low F  = 26
 | Jun record low F  = 36
 | Jul record low F  = 42
 | Aug record low F  = 42
 | Sep record low F  = 30
 | Oct record low F  = 25
 | Nov record low F  = 6
 | Dec record low F  = -17
 | year record low F =
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 2.63
 | Feb precipitation inch = 2.33
 | Mar precipitation inch = 2.45
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.63
 | May precipitation inch = 4.33
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.24
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.39
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.05
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.20
 | Oct precipitation inch = 3.38
 | Nov precipitation inch = 3.03
 | Dec precipitation inch = 2.60
 | year precipitation inch = 40.26
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 | Jan precipitation days  = 13.5
 | Feb precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 11.4
 | Apr precipitation days  = 12.4
 | May precipitation days  = 12.8
 | Jun precipitation days  = 11.1
 | Jul precipitation days  = 9.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 9.8
 | Sep precipitation days  = 9.2
 | Oct precipitation days  = 10.7
 | Nov precipitation days  = 11.7
 | Dec precipitation days  = 12.7
 | year precipitation days = 135.3
 | Jan snow inch = 18.6
 | Feb snow inch = 14.1
 | Mar snow inch = 6.4
 | Apr snow inch = 1.1
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.1
 | Nov snow inch = 3.3
 | Dec snow inch = 11.3
 | year snow inch = 54.9
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 | Jan snow days  = 8.9
 | Feb snow days  = 7.1
 | Mar snow days  = 3.6
 | Apr snow days  = 1.1
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.1
 | Nov snow days  = 2.2
 | Dec snow days  = 6.5
 | year snow days = 29.5

|Jan snow depth inch = 7.8
|Feb snow depth inch = 7.5
|Mar snow depth inch = 3.7
|Apr snow depth inch = 0.5
|May snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.0
|Nov snow depth inch = 1.6
|Dec snow depth inch = 4.4
|year snow depth inch = 10.7

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1277
|1870= 2482
|1880= 2570
|1890= 2728
|1900= 3656
|1910= 3838
|1920= 4338
|1930= 5290
|1940= 5713
|1950= 6704
|1960= 7558
|1970= 7661
|1980= 7693
|1990= 8303
|2000= 9840
|2010= 10033
|2020= 10214
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{Cite web |title=Census of Population and Housing |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=June 4, 2015 |website=Census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|census of 2010]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=2012-12-11 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> there were 10,033 people, 3,940 households, and 2,401 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1332.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,451 housing units at an average density of {{convert|591.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 87.2% White, 0.9% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 8.3% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.0% of the population.

There were 3,940 households, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.19.

The median age in the city was 34.3 years. 27.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 21.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.9% male and 52.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|census of 2000]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 9,840 people, 3,838 households, and 2,406 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1414.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 4,100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|589.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|racial makeup]] of the city was 80.80% White, 0.63% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 6.19% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.99% of the population.

There were 3,838 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,505, and the median income for a family was $41,447. Males had a median income of $30,444 versus $21,293 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,417. About 10.4% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
As the center of commerce for Marshall County, Plymouth provides a large percentage of jobs in the manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. Major manufacturing employers include [[Hoosier Racing Tire]], [[Zentis]], [[Oasis Lifestyle]], Pregis Innovative Packaging, Pretzels Inc. and the Maax Corporation. Eight U.S. manufacturing headquarters are located in Plymouth: Oasis Lifestyle, American Containers, Inc., Arrow Services, Inc., Indiana Tool & Manufacturing, Co. Inc (ITAMCO) U.S. Granules Corp., Wiers Manufacturing, Inc. and Zentis North America, LLC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=We Are Sorry! |url=http://www.marshallcountyedc.org/resource-center/marshall-countys-business-sector|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108151915/http://www.marshallcountyedc.org/resource-center/marshall-countys-business-sector|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2014}}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==

===Centennial Park===
Plymouth is home to nine parks. Centennial Park is the largest park in Plymouth. It is equipped with a swimming pool, lighted baseball and softball diamonds, lighted basketball courts, lighted tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, shuffleboard, horseshoes, a skate park, and multiple playgrounds. The large wooden castle playground was built in 1993. Another smaller, metal playground with swings and a climbing wall is a part of Centennial Park as well. Centennial Park also includes a dog park and a {{Convert|2.7|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} Greenway Trail that connects several parks.<ref name="plymouthin1">{{Cite web |title=Map and Brochure |url=http://www.plymouthin.com/files/2314/9997/9770/2017_Map-Brochure.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180428180721/http://www.plymouthin.com/files/2314/9997/9770/2017_Map-Brochure.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-28 |website=Plymouth Park and Recreation Department}}</ref>

===Blueberry Festival===
Each year over Labor Day weekend, half of Plymouth, centered around Central Park, is host to the [[Marshall County, Indiana|Marshall County]] Blueberry Festival. The Blueberry Festival is Indiana's 3rd largest festival by attendance<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=https://www.indianafestivals.org/files/3314/8966/8464/2017Members_112916_Attendance.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722081254/http://www.indianafestivals.org/files/3314/8966/8464/2017Members_112916_Attendance.pdf |archive-date=2017-07-22 |access-date=2019-11-12}}</ref> and has been named a "Top 100 Event" in North America by the American Bus Association three times. Over 300 craft vendors and 100 food vendors from all across the United States showcase their goods. The festival also includes the Hoosier Old Wheels Antique Car Show, the Blueberry Stomp 5K/15K run, Bicycle Cruise, hot air balloon launches, a parade, and fireworks display. There are several sporting events, and three stages with free entertainment for festival goers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.blueberryfestival.org/ |website=Blueberry Festival}}</ref>

===River Park Square===
River Park Square is located downtown and is the newest park in the city, opening in 2014. River Park Square consists of a stage, tiered seating, a splash pad, and a concession and bathroom building. It is home to Plymouth's Saturday Farmer's Market, the Yellow River Festival, the Latino Festival, and Mayor's Month of Music on Friday's in August. The Farmer's Market takes place every Saturday morning from May to October.

===Packard's Woods===
Packard's Wood Park also has athletic facilities and offers an all-inclusive play center called Freedom Park. Magnetic Park contains a playground, a fishing pond, and a gazebo with a fountain as well as the Conservation Clubhouse, which is able to be rented out for events.<ref name="plymouthin1" />

==Points of interest==
The town has a lending library, the Plymouth Public Library. The library, located on North Center Street, has worked hard to be useful for all different groups and individuals. According to the Plymouth Public Library website, "The Library's broad purpose, based upon provisions in the Indiana Code, is fulfilling 'the educational informational, and recreational interests and needs of the public.'"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana public library directory |url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf |archive-date=18 February 2017 |access-date=10 March 2018 |publisher=Indiana State Library}}</ref><ref>Mission Statement (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.plymouth.lib.in.us/home.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115030917/http://www.plymouth.lib.in.us/home.aspx |date=November 15, 2018 }}</ref>

==Notable people==

===Military and politics===
* [[Henry N. Couden]], enlisted in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry as a rank of corporal when the [[American Civil War]] broke out in 1861. Couden lost his sight in 1863 due to being wounded in the Battle of Beaver Dam Lake. He also served as the 54th [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives]] from 1895 to 1921 and was the second blind, religious leader to hold this position.
* [[Florence Riddick Boys]] (1873–1963), journalist, suffragist, and state official, lived in Plymouth from 1904 to 1963.

===Entertainers===
* [[Raymond Walburn]], born in Plymouth but moved to Oakland, California to pursue an acting career. He acted in films from 1916 to 1955.
* Nick and Will Kubley of Plymouth were involved in Kidz Bop. [[Kidz Bop]] makes kid-friendly versions of popular songs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://kidzbop.com/faq/}}</ref> Afterwards they would go on to form [[Passafire]], a group that makes nursery rhyme versions of reggae songs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-18 |title=Passafire |url=https://passafiretheband.com |access-date=2022-07-20 |publisher=Passafiretheband.com}}</ref>

===Athletes and coaches===
* [[Noble Kizer]], played football at the [[University of Notre Dame]] under coach [[Knute Rockne]] from 1922 to 1924. Stood as [[Purdue University]]'s head football coach from 1930 to 1936. Kizer was inducted into the [[Indiana Football Hall of Fame]] in 1977.<ref>Kizer, Noble E. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.indiana-football.org/?q=node/443</ref>
* [[Steve Yoder]], born in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1958. Yoder went on the [[Illinois Wesleyan University]] where he pursued basketball and baseball. He began his coaching career prior to receiving his master's degree by coaching a junior high basketball team in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Yoder became Plymouth High School's head basketball coach in 1967 and was named District One Coach of the Year after his final year at Plymouth in 1973. In 1975, after serving as [[Furman University]]'s assistant coach, he returned to Indiana where he became [[Penn High School]] head coach. However, he became [[Ball State University]]'s assistant coach the year after, and their head coach the next year. Yoder held the head coaching position at Ball State University from 1977 to 1982. He stood as head coach at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] for the next ten years before he went to work for the [[Indiana Pacers]] and [[New York Knicks]] as a scout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steve Yoder Coaching Record |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/steve-yoder-1.html |access-date=January 28, 2019 |website=Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[Scott Skiles]], graduated from Plymouth High School in 1982 then went on to play basketball for and graduate from [[Michigan State University]] in 1986. He has played for [[Milwaukee Bucks]], [[Indiana Pacers]], [[Orlando Magic]], [[Washington Wizards|Washington Bullets]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]], and [[P.A.O.K.|PAOK Thessaloniki]] (Greek basketball league). He coached for the [[Phoenix Suns]], [[Chicago Bulls]], Milwaukee Bucks, and Orlando Magic. His playing career lasted from 1986 to 1997; his coaching career began in 1997. On December 30, 1990, Skiles broke the single-game [[Assist (basketball)|assist]] record while playing for the Orlando Magic. He had 30 assists vs. the Denver Nuggets and the record stands to this day.<ref>Scott Skiles. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.nba.com/coachfile/scott_skiles/</ref>
* [[Morgan Uceny]], born in Plymouth graduated from [[Cornell University]] in 2007 as a four-time All-American. Won the National Title for the 1500m which qualified her for the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] in London.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morgan Uceny |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202174412/http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Morgan-Uceny.aspx#tab-events |archive-date=2016-12-02 |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=USATF.org |url=http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Morgan-Uceny.aspx#tab-events }}</ref>

===Other===
* [[Zephen Allen Xaver]], born in Plymouth and raised in neighboring [[Bremen, Indiana|Bremen]], who perpetrated the [[2019 Sebring shooting]] in [[Sebring, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zephen Xaver |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125232648/https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/24/sebring-florida-suntrust-bank-shooting-suspect/2666353002/|archive-date=2019-01-25 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Indystar.org |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/24/sebring-florida-suntrust-bank-shooting-suspect/2666353002/ }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of sundown towns in the United States]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.plymouthin.com/ City of Plymouth]
* [http://www.plychamber.org/ Plymouth, Indiana Chamber of Commerce]

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