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57 unusual facts about Plymouth


16th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 16th Michigan Infantry was organized as Stockton's Independent Regiment at Plymouth and Detroit, Michigan between July and September, 1861.

Abraham Reynardson

Reynardson was born at Plymouth, the son of Thomas Reynardson, Turkey merchant of Plymouth and his wife Julia Brace, He served his apprenticeship in London to Edmund James, of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.

Adelaide Johnson

Born Sarah Adeline Johnson to a farm family of modest means in Plymouth, Illinois, she attended rural school and then took classes at the St. Louis School of Design.

Alexander George Gurney

Alexander George "Alex" Gurney (15 March 1902 – 4 December 1955) was an Australian artist, caricaturist, and cartoonist born at Pasley House, Stoke, Devonport (now Stoke, Plymouth), England.

Andrew J. Crevolin

Crevolin attended Chaffey High School in Ontario, California but by the 1930s was living in Alhambra where he was the exclusive Chrysler-Plymouth factory dealer for the eastern and northern sectors of Los Angeles.

Audio Research

The company was founded by William Z. Johnson in 1970 and is located in Plymouth, Minnesota.

BBC South West

The studios were due to close in late 2011, with BBC South West moving to a new purpose-built broadcasting centre on the banks of Sutton Harbour, opposite the Barbican in Plymouth city centre.

Burke Marshall

He was survived by his wife Violet P. Marshall, three daughters, Catie Marshall, Jane Marshall, both of Brooklyn, New York, and Josie Phillips of Plymouth, England, as well as four grandchildren: Ian Marshall Bakerman and Morgan Montgomery Bakerman of Catie Marshall and Nelson Bakerman; and James Marshall Phillips and Samuel Burke Phillips, who are the sons of Josie and Greg Phillips.

Canton–Plymouth Mettetal Airport

The airport lies two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Plymouth, in Wayne County.

Chrysler B engine

Plymouth called their versions of the early B engine the Commando, variants of which included the Golden Commando and SonoRamic Commando.

Cross-stitch

In the United States, the earliest known cross-stitch sampler is currently housed at Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

CSS Owl

She was now commanded by Commander John Newland Maffitt, CSN—the "Prince of Privateers"—detached from CSS Albemarle at Plymouth, North Carolina on or about September 9.

Febrile neutrophilic dermatosis

Sweet, working in Plymouth in 1964, described a disease with four features: fever; leukocytosis; acute, tender, red plaques; and a papillary dermal infiltrate of neutrophils.

Fort George, Jamaica

Lilly had built the some of the walls at the Royal Citadel, Plymouth, and the bastion at Fort George was designed as a smaller version of the Citadel.

Francis II, Duke of Brittany

His ship reached the coast of England in company with only one other vessel (at either Plymouth or Poole), and a group of soldiers hailed him to come ashore.

George Punchard

From 1830 until 1844, he was pastor of a Congregational church in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Gilbert Slater

Slater was born at Plymouth, England on 27 August 1864 to a schoolmaster, Daniel Slater.

Helen Noble

In the 2005-06 pantomime season she appeared as Princess Apricot Crumble in Jack & the Beanstalk at Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Herbert B. Shonk

He was born on October 28, 1881, in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, the son of Congressman George W. Shonk (1850–1900) and Ida Elizabeth (Klotz) Shonk (1856–1911).

Indiana State Road 119

SR 119 from Wakarusa to Goshen was part of the Plymouth–Goshen Trail.

Jack Fitchett

After World War I, Fitchett became manager of the New Palace Theatre in Union Street, Plymouth.

Jared French

French entered the Mural and Easel Painting Section of the Public Works of Art Project, initiated by the Department of the Treasury in 1933, after which he produced murals for the post office in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (1937), and for the Parcel Post Building in Richmond, Virginia (1939).

Jesse Speight

Speight moved to Plymouth, Mississippi and was a member of the Mississippi Senate from 1841 to 1844, serving as its president from 1842 to 1843.

John Bidlake

He was curate of Plymouth's Stonehouse Chapel, now St George's Church, from 1785 to 1812.

John Eveleigh

He began his practice in Bath in the 1780s, but went bankrupt after the failure of the Bath City Bank and moved to Plymouth.

Martynas Pocius

Pocius attended the prestigious Holderness School in Plymouth, New Hampshire, where he played on the basketball team in his last two years, leading the team to back-to-back New England Prep School Class C titles.

Medicine Lake Regional Trail

The Medicine Lake Regional Trail is a bicycle trail that runs from the Medicine Lake Regional Park in Plymouth, Minnesota, to the Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove.

Milehouse

The area borders Plymouth's huge Central Park and is a meeting point for supporters and police before and after local soccer games at adjacent Home Park, the ground of Plymouth Argyle football club.

Mining in the United States

In Plymouth, Pennsylvania, the Avondale Mine Disaster resulted in the deaths of 108 miners and two rescue workers after a fire in the only shaft eliminated the oxygen in the mine.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.

It and Mitsubishi Motors, a joint venture of Chrysler and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, incorporated in Geneva, Switzerland, concluded two separate agreements to this effect: a distributor agreement with Chrysler and separate sales procedure agreements with Chrysler and Mitsubishi.

Mutley Plain

The area is mostly built up except for a small park on Moor View Terrace however Central Park and Ford Park Cemetery are nearby.

Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad

Engine 10 was built by Fate-Root-Heath Company of Plymouth, Ohio, and was in service only during the first six months of 1936.

NHS the Musical

NHS The Musical was premiered in May 2006 at The Drum Theatre, Theatre Royal, Plymouth.

Nicholas Matthews Condy

He was born in Union Street, Plymouth in 1816 to Nicholas Condy (1793–1857) and Ann Trevanion Condy (née Pyle; 1792–1860).

Pennycomequick

The roundabout is near the end of the former Deadlake, a sea inlet reclaimed at the end of the 19th century to form Victoria Park.

Peverell

Peverell borders Central Park, often known as "the green lung" of Plymouth which is a very popular recreational area for Plymothians.

Plymouth High School

Plymouth North High School of Plymouth, Massachusetts, formerly Plymouth-Carver High School, and prior to that, Plymouth High School.

Plymouth Millbay railway station

In the event, it was redesigned to end at a station situated between Union Street and Millbay itself.

Plymouth-Banjul Challenge

Since 2005, the rally also has a group of cars continuing on to Bamako, Mali.

Plymouth-Canton Educational Park

PCEP is part of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools District, serving the City of Plymouth, Plymouth Township, and parts of Canton Township, Salem Township, Superior Township, and Northville Township.

Certain extracurricular activities, such as choir, orchestra, the Plymouth-Canton Marching Band, the FIRST Robotics Team, equestrian, figure skating, girls hockey, and the united dance team are combined.

Plymouth, Connecticut

Eli Terry, Jr. (son of Eli Terry) joined up with another man who was interested in the cabinet and lock industry, and they opened Eagle Lock Company.

Plymouth, Ohio

Eleanor Searle Whitney McCollum, the spouse of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney and founder of the Heritage Center Museum, and the Searle House Bed and Breakfast, a memorial to her mother and father

Plymouth, Washington

It was named by early settlers who felt a nearby rock promontory resembled Plymouth Rock.

Purity of Diction in English Verse

The book was written for the most part in Plymouth, and Davie put into it much of what he had learned at Cambridge.

Rail services in Greater Bristol

It is served by local First Great Western services, and used by Cross-Country and Intercity trains headed towards Plymouth.

Samuel McClellan

He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, married Rachel Abbe (a descendant of Plymouth, Massachusetts Governor, William Bradford) on March 5, 1766, and is buried in Woodstock, Connecticut.

Scott Savastano

Scott Allen Savastano (born June 12, 1986 in Plymouth, Massachusetts) is an American professional baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles minor league organization.

Sport in Plymouth

Sport in Plymouth, Devon, England, dates back to the 19th century with its first club, Plymouth United F.C., being founded in 1886.

It is home to Plymouth Argyle Football Club, who play in the Football League Two (fourth tier of English football) at the Home Park stadium in Central Park.

Steve Perryman

On 5 May 2012, while watching Exeter's final game of the 2011-12 season against Sheffield United at St James Park he became unwell and was taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth where he underwent successful heart surgery.

Steve Renouf

Renouf's Wigan Warriors debut came in round four of the Challenge Cup against Whitehaven at Central Park.

Thomas B. Jeffery

Thomas Buckland Jeffery was born on 5 February 1845 at 3 Mill Pleasant in Stoke, Devon, England.

W. H. Bramble Airport

Named after Montserrat Chief Minister William Henry Bramble, the airport was located near the now-abandoned capital of Plymouth.

Walter L. Kennedy

He soon became owner and operator of a Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge-Jeep dealership, which became one of the largest car dealerships in Vermont.

WWH27

WWH27 is a NOAA Weather Radio station that serves the Hermiston-Umatilla area It is programmed from the National Weather Service forecast office in Pendleton, Oregon with its transmitter located near Plymouth, Washington.

Young America Corporation

Originally named Dile Corporation, Young America began in 1972 as a three-client promotion fulfillment company in Plymouth, Minnesota.


1886–87 Argyle F.C. season

The inspiration for the name Argyle is thought to have come from Argyle Terrace, a local street in a suburb of Plymouth called Mutley.

2005–06 Derby County F.C. season

Former coach Terry Westley stepped up as caretaker manager; despite no wins in his first five games, he was named as caretaker manager for the remainder of the season - Westley promptly won his first game two days later, 1-0 at home to Plymouth.

Barry Tourist Railway

Some parts of the line, particularly around the Plymouth Road/Barry Island area, were used for several scenes in the Doctor Who episodes "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances" in January 2005.

Brittany Ferries

Following the provision of the deep-water port at Roscoff, the company commenced operations in January 1973 at the instigation of Alexis Gourvennec, when existing ferry companies showed reluctance in providing a service from Roscoff to Plymouth.

In the winter, during refit season, this route is used so that both MV Armorique and MV Bretagne can be moved between the Portsmouth to St Malo route and also the Plymouth to Roscoff route.

Cave hyena

Buckland's findings were followed by further discoveries by Clift and Whidbey in Oreston, Plymouth.

Edward C. Kilbourne

He also supported the YMCA after the original backer Dexter Horton had withdrawn his support and was involved with the Plymouth Congregational Church of Seattle.

Geoffrey Bazeley

Bazeley’s later projects included the modernisation of the Seaton Barracks in Plymouth, offices for the ECL group in St Austell, and the new See House for the Bishop of Truro.

Geraldine Creedon

Geraldine Creedon is a former representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 11th Plymouth district, consisting of precincts 1, 2, 4 and 5, of the town of Easton, in the county of Bristol; and precincts A and C of ward 1, precinct A of ward 2, and all precincts of ward 7, of the city of Brockton, in the county of Plymouth.

Hanover, Massachusetts

On the state level, Hanover is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Fifth Plymouth district, which includes the neighboring towns of Norwell and Rockland.

HMS Partridge

The second Partridge was a 10 gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched at Plymouth Dockyard on 22 March 1822 and stranded aground off the Dutch island of Vlieland on 28 November 1824.

Humphrey Arundell

During the 1549 siege of Exeter, Arundell and his troops had little artillery and had taken some small calibre guns from Plymouth and other forts of the King, including those on St Michael's Mount, St Mawes Castle, Pendennis Castle and Trematon Castle.

Ian Fergusson

A dedicated marine conservationist, Fergusson was a founding trustee, inaugural chairman and now a patron of the Shark Trust, a wildlife charity formed in 1997 and based in Plymouth, UK.

James Murray Dobson

James Murray Dobson (Plymouth, England 1846 - Pescot, Longfield near Dartford, Kent, England, 27 February 1924) was a principal engineer of the Buenos Aires harbour works in the late 1880s.

Janner

The Member of Parliament for Plymouth, Devonport, Alison Seabeck, showed her ignorance of the term in 2005 when, while still a candidate, she was asked by the local paper: "What is a Janner?"

John Saffin

Upon his arrival Saffin is known to have eventually settled in Scituate, in the northeastern part of Plymouth Colony.

KTIK

KTIK-FM, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to New Plymouth, Idaho, United States

Lopwell

Lopwell is a site of natural beauty situated at the upper tidal mark on the River Tavy, 3 miles from north Plymouth and 7 miles from Tavistock, Devon, England.

Oreston

Oreston, formerly a village on the southern bank of the Cattewater, is now a suburb of Plymouth.

Pilgrim Memorial State Park

Massasoit and his generosity towards the Pilgrims helped to ensure their success, and so the next fall, after the plentiful harvest, Wampanoag and Pilgrim alike gathered at the Plymouth settlement for a three-day feast known today as the first Thanksgiving.

Plymouth Arts Centre

Other artists with connections to Plymouth Arts Centre include Patrick Heron, Tracey Emin, Allen Ginsberg, Peter Greenaway, Ralph Steadman, Vong Phaophanit, Richard Deacon, Andy Goldsworthy and Sir Terry Frost.

Plymouth Concord

Two of Plymouth's model lines in the 1950s were named after towns in Massachusetts: Cambridge and Concord.

Plymouth Raiders

After committing over two decades of service to the Raiders, Coach Stronach was presented by the BBC with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony in November, honouring the success he has brought to Plymouth.

Plympton, Massachusetts

Plympton is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Twelfth Plymouth District, which includes Kingston and portions of Duxbury, Halifax, Middleborough and Plymouth.

Privacy

Robert Ellis Smith, 2004, "Ben Franklin's Web Site, Privacy and Curiosity from Plymouth Rock to the Internet," Providence: Privacy Journal.

Robert F. Fisher

Robert F. Fisher, (February 18, 1879 Plymouth, England - July 20, 1969 Carlotta, California) served in the California legislature and during the Spanish-American War he served in the United States Army.

Samuel Dicker

Samuel Dicker ( died 1760), was an English politician who represented Plymouth in the British House of Commons in the eighteenth century, and was also responsible for the building of the first Walton Bridge in Surrey.

Sir Edward Denny, 4th Baronet

He was associated numerous principal men of the Plymouth Brethren movement including William Kelly, J.G. Bellett, John Nelson Darby, George Wigram.

Sondra Bianca

Liszt - '"Piano Concerto No. 1 - Jean Martinon conducting the Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris (Plymouth Records P12.38, 1952)

Sparrow House

Richard Sparrow House, Plymouth, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Sun Carriage

Relocating to Camden and joined by fellow Plymouth exile Chris Leech on second guitar they recorded the "Sun Carriage/Determined" (written by Ron Price) demo 7" (very rare, only about ten were pressed) for the fledgling Head Records run by Jeff Barrett (later the founder of Heavenly).

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire

In September 2011, locally-based SkiSat Cable was purchased by Time Warner Cable of Plymouth, New Hampshire.

William Crossing

After leaving school at Plymouth, he went to the Independent College at Taunton, and then returned to finish his education at the Mannamead School (Later called Plymouth College).

William Gandy

He painted Northcote's grandmother, the Rev. Nathaniel Harding of Plymouth, the Rev. John Gilbert, vicar of St. Andrew's, Plymouth (engraved by Vertue as a frontispiece to Gilbert's Sermons), John Patch, surgeon in the Exeter Hospital, the Rev. William Musgrave (engraved by Michael van der Gucht), Sir Edward Seaward in the chapel of the poorhouse at Exeter, Sir William Elwill, and others.