Plymouth, Michigan

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Plymouth is a town in Wayne County in the US state of Michigan. The population is 9,132 at the 2010 census. The city of Plymouth is completely surrounded by the Plymouth Charter Township.

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Geography

According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​2.22 square miles (5.75 km ² ), which is 2.21 square miles (5.72 km ² ) is ground and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km ² ) is water. Located 15.6 km (25.1 km) east of Ann Arbor and 26.3 miles (42.3 km) west of Detroit, just south of the M-14 highway and west of Interstate 275.

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Culture

The city of Plymouth has numerous shops and restaurants around Kellogg Park, the de facto city center. Lodging in St. John's John's, the hotel's conference center and golf resort, is located in Plymouth. The city offers more than fifty recreation programs for all age groups, NHL-sized ice saves and twelve parks. It also hosts major community events such as the popular Autumn Festival, Spectacular Ice Statue and Art in the Park, and access to the Plymouth-Canton school district, with a unique complex consisting of three high schools located at 305 acres (1.23 Ã, km ² ) campus and is now one of the highest-ranking high school campuses in the country with nearly 6,500 students and over 800 faculty members. The Barefoot Productions theater company is located on Main Street.

Plymouth Ice Spectacular, the largest and oldest ice-carving festival in North America, is held annually in Plymouth in late January. Founded in 1982 by Scott Lorenz, 25, the weekend event attracts an average of 500,000 people to Plymouth each year and has helped build ice engraving as a world-class competition.

Since 2008, Plymouth has been home to the Green Street Fair, held over the weekend every May. Featuring exhibitors and green-themed events, the event has become an annual tradition. In 2011, the event was attended by approximately 90,000 visitors.

"Art in the Park" Plymouth is the second largest art exhibit in Michigan. Visitors have been enjoying Plymouth Art in the Park since its inaugural event in 1980. Plymouth Art in the Park, founded, directed and managed by mother and son team Dianne Quinn and Raychel Rork, celebrates the 33rd show in 2012. The event was attended over 450 artists and 300,000 participants annually.

Another very popular community tradition/tradition is the Plymouth's Fall Festival. This annual event is held the weekend after Labor Day. The Autumn Festival is an event for all ages with various rides and other attractions.

Other events include Plymouth's Music in the Air, held every Friday night June to September, starting around 19:00, featuring bands featuring various types of music. The Historic Old Village hosts events like "Bumpers Bikes and Bands", "Old Village Restaurant Crawl", and family-friendly "Haunted Halloween" on Liberty Street. The Old Village is located on the north side of Plymouth and is bordered by Hines Park.

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History

Plymouth first settled in 1825, incorporated as a village in 1867 and became a city in 1932.

The first settlers to come to what is now known as Plymouth, Michigan, are Keziah (Benjamin) and William Starkweather. Farmers from Preston, Connecticut, they bought 240 hectares (0.97 km km) of land from the United States government on March 11, 1825, for $ 1.25 per acre. The Starkweather clan has lived in Preston since at least 1694, according to a land grant note where Captain John Mason gave the land to Robert Starkweather, William's grandfather. William, the ninth born of 11 siblings, and his wife Keziah brought their eldest son Albert into the area and built the first house in Plymouth, where it is now the southwest corner of Main Street and the Ann Arbor Trail. The first house is a slender house, and then replaced by a wooden hut, which has since been lost to time. William's eldest son Albert died at the age of twenty when he attended the newly formed University of Michigan as a second year student. George Anson Starkweather, William's second son, was the first non-Native American born within the boundaries of what is now known as the city of Plymouth. His father William died at the age of 44, from typhoid fever, and his mother Keziah two years later, leaving their eldest son, George at the age of 20. The house of William and Keziah in the Old Village (circa 1835) is located at 557 North Mill Street.

The history section of the Plymouth City website indicates that Plymouth City was completed by Luther Lincoln on April 2, 1825, although according to the US Department of State - Bureau of Land Management, in a letter from William H. Richards, Director and Head, Survey Branch, in his letter to Karl Starkweather dated April 29, 1954, he declared that after examining the channel books held by the Bureau: "What interests you personally is the notation of CAS entry Nos 1195, 1199, 2991, and 3241 William Starkweather, for SW1/4 25, E1/2SW1/4 sec. 25, E1/2SW1/4 seconds 34 respectively in March 11, 1825, March 14, 1825, 29 April 1829 and February 15, 1830. "Two the 1825 package Starkweather bought from the federal Government amounted to 240 acres (0.97 km ² ).

Luther Lincoln, on the other hand, was granted two patents by the federal government in 1825. One was in the southern 1st city, the 8th east range, for an 80-acre package (320,000 m ² ) - a quarter northeast the western part of section 33, and an additional 80-acre (320,000 m ² ) package in Town 1 South, Range 9 east, which is approximately the core of the city of Wayne today.

An 80 acre expedition (320,000m ² ) Lincoln, both inside and outside the boundaries of Plymouth City now. The land is roughly confined to the west by Mill Mill today, stretching east to the near border or in the Riverside park now, to the north by CSX Tracks, and in the south roughly with the east-west line drawn at the point where Mill Street (Lilley Road) is interspersed with Union Street near the entrance of Riverside Park.

Regardless of when the land patent was granted, Lincoln built his business premises, sawmills, and residence, near the eastern border of his country, along the Rouge River. His actual residence and sawmill are always outside the city limits. William Starkweathers House, is in the city center, on the corner of South West Main and Ann Arbor Trail, in the right place where Panera bread is today. Therefore, since Starkweather's house is always within the City's boundaries, and because of Lincoln's house and place of business, his sawmill, built along the Rouge River, is always beyond the borders of Plymouth, William, bringing his entire family with him and building lean on the Panera site as the first house, was the first settler within the city limits.

In 1830, William bought a plot of land of 80 acres (320,000 m ² ) on Plymouth Road, beyond the borders of Plymouth now, where the Unisys factory is now standing. William and Keziah then sold their land in downtown Plymouth and in 1831 bought an 80-acre (320,000 m ² ) land in what was then called "North Village" (now called "The Old Old Village ") from John Norris Jr., who originally bought a treaty from the federal Government. Four years later, William sold this same land in the Old Village to his brother Erastus with a profit of over 400 percent. Two years later, Erastus sold it back to his brother William with profit.

In 1831, William bought an 80-acre (320,000 m ² ) plot, now bordered by Joy Road, Baywood, Ann Arbor Road and Sheldon Roads. That same year he bought a plot of land of 80 acres (320,000 m ² ) in Nankin Township, in the present Westland area, in the forecast area north of Warren and Hix. The crossroads are bordered by the eastern side of Hix. He also together with David Rider bought an area of ​​80 acres (320,000 m ² ) in Livonia, on Plymouth Road, the land now occupied by Livonia Transmission Company Ford Motor Company. In 1844, William died. Two years later his wife Keziah died. The land in the Old Village was then passed on to William's son, George A Starkweather.

After his marriage to Lydia (Liddy) Amelia Heywood in 1861, George Anson Starkweather and R. G. Hall were partners at a general store overlooking Kellogg Park. The partnership broke up in 1870, and George built a dry goods store in the southeast corner of Liberty Street and Oak Street (now Starkweather), which he operated until 1901. George's wife, Lydia Amelia Heywood, was the adopted daughter of Mary Davis, from Plymouth. Liddy, as she is known as a little girl, was born in Wayne, Michigan, and was adopted at the age of 4 by Mary Davis after her parents died of typhus. Lydia Amelia Heywood was also known as Amelia Davis before marriage, when she took the Davis family name.

George felt that the trains coming to the North Village would have a commercial advantage over the Kellogg Park area. In the 1860s, he convinced Detroit and Howell Railroad Company to build through the city. The first actual construction throughout (east-west) D & amp; H line began in Plymouth on February 6, 1867, at a ceremony where a cherry wood tie was made on the spot and placed in the center line of the road, at Shearers Cut. Working for D & amp; H is never finished; the line was completed under the new company.

Detroit and Howell Railroad merged into Detroit, Howell and Lansing Railroad, and later merged into Detroit, Lansing and the Lake Michigan Railroad. It's under DL & amp; LM RR that line between Detroit and Lansing opened for general use, in August 1871. At the end of 1876, after operating for only five years, DL & amp; LM went to the curator and reorganized as Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad. The DL & amp; N then merged into Detroit, Grand Rapids and Western Rail Road, which eventually merged onto Pere Marquette Railway in January 1900. The PM was in 1947 merged into C & amp; O, which later became the Chessie System, and since 1987, now known as CSX. In 2011, over 144 years of Plymouth history in Michigan railroading, the east-west line through Plymouth has operated under nine different names.

The historical section of the City of Plymouth, MI's website states that the railway station in Plymouth, built by the "Pere Marquette Railroad" in 1871. This is not entirely accurate. The "Pere Marquette Railroad", did not exist until 1899. Despite the "Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad", leased in 1857, the PM did not take over the path operation through plymouth, nor did it build anything along the path, until during or after 1900, with the incorporation of three railroad lines - "Flint and Pere Marquette", "Detroit, Grand Rapids and West", and the "Chicago and West Michigan Train".

The north-south rail line through Plymouth is built by Holly, Wayne, and Monroe Railway. After the construction was completed, The Holly, Wayne and Monroe Railway merged into the Flint and Pere Marquette systems, May 30, 1871. In 1900, the two lanes (north-south and east-west) that flowed through Plymouth, the newly formed Pere Marquette fire as mentioned above.

The first steam locomotive drawn to Plymouth, originated from Wayne, Michigan on the north-south line, on 27 April 1871, and was known as the Grand Excursion by train. So at least on that day, Holly, Wayne, and Monroe Railway are in operation. The source for the first steam locomotive that came to Plymouth, came from Celestia Young's diary entry on that date, where he stated, "A beautiful day I'm trying to see instead of working out the door, Grand 'Excursion' to Plymouth by train fire - this afternoon - Wayne Brass Band & Star Spangled-Banner. "Celestia is a sister-in-law from Jehial Davis (Step Father to George Starkweather's wife, Lydia Amelia), and a close friend of the Starkweather family, who is temporarily housekeeper stairs to George A Starkweather. Celestia is known as "Aunt Celestia", to the great children of George, and as a sister, to George Starkweather's wife, Amelia.

Starkweather is responsible for cutting Oak Street North through his farm to reach his new shop and train station. After his death in 1907, Oak Street was named Starkweather in his honor. In addition to other pursuits, George Starkweather takes on an active civilian role. He served as a member of the State Legislature in 1854, has several terms as a Township Inspector, 16 years as a Peace Judge, and Plymouth Village President in 1898.

Starkweather's george grandson, Karl Hillmer Starkweather (who changed his name from Karl Starkweather Hillmer), is a respected and lifelong resident of Plymouth and local historians, and a Ford Motor Company employee at Wilcox Lake Tap Plant where he shop steward. He died on May 1, 1969. His father, Lewis Hillmer, also served as village president for a while. the famous streets of Plymouth are named after several members of the Starkweather family, including Blanche (after Blanche Starkweather, daughter of George Starkweather), Karmada (after the grandson of George Starkweather - Karl, Max and Davis), Davis - after Davis B Hillmer - the youngest grandson George Starkweather, Starkweather (formerly Oak Street), Amelia (after Lydia Amelia Heywood - Davis -Starkweather) - George Starkweather's wife, and Rose - after Rose Hillmer, grand oldest daughter of George Starkweather. Starkweather Elementary School was named after George Anson Starkweather of Plymouth, who was transformed into an adult education center. It was the first primary school built in Plymouth largely through the efforts of the grandson of Karl Starkweather, who promoted the need for an environmental school in Plymouth for the locals. Karl's wife, Mary E Starkweather, and Karl's mother (George's daughter, Mary K. Starkweather - Hillmer), are members of the Plymouth Historical Society charter.

Daisy Manufacturing Company, now Daisy Outdoor Products, started in 1882 in Plymouth as Plymouth Iron Windmill Company. In 1886 the inventor of Plymouth, Clarence Hamilton introduced a new idea to the windmill company. It is a combination of metal and wire, vaguely resembling a gun that can shoot the main ball using compressed air. Lewis Cass Hough, then director of the company, tried it and, after his first shot, enthusiastically exclaimed, "Well, that's daisies!"

The name is stuck, and the BB gun goes into production as a premium item given to farmers when they buy a windmill. The gun was a huge success so Plymouth Iron Windmill soon began producing Daisy BB rifles as a substitute for the windmill. On January 26, 1895, the company's board of directors formally chose to change its name to Daisy Manufacturing Company, Inc.

To the disappointment of Plymouth, Daisy moved her company's office and manufacturing facilities from Plymouth to Rogers, Arkansas in 1958.

In 2003, the former Daisy factory was converted to Daisy Square Condominiums despite being located next to an active freight line. Daisy's front wall is left standing to be built in the apartment building. The wall has been destroyed.

In 2009, Plymouth City was named the 28 Best Places to Live in the United States by CNN Money Magazine.

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Demographics

census 2010

At the 2010 census, there were 9,132 people, 4,314 families, and 2,218 families living in the city. Population density is 4,132.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,595.4/km ² ). There are 4,652 housing units with an average density of 2,105.0 per square mile (812.7/km ² ). City's racial makeup is 94.2% White, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.4% of other races, and 1.4% of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 1.8% of the population.

There are 4,314 households, of which 25.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% are married couples who live together, 7.9% have a husbandless housewife, 2.9% have a housewife without wife's presence, and 48.6% is not a family. 42.4% of all households are individuals and 13.2% have a self-sufficient 65 or older. The average household size is 2.08 and the average family size is 2.93.

The average age in the city is 39.2 years. 21.5% of the population is under 18 years of age; 5.7% were between 18 and 24; 31.8% are from 25 to 44; 27% are from 45 to 64; and 14% are 65 years old or older. The urban gender structure is 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

census 2000

In the 2000 census, there were 9,022 people, 4,322 households, and 2,277 families living in the city. Population density is 4.048.6 per square mile (1.562.1/km ² ). There are 4,498 housing units with an average density of 2,018.4 per square mile (778.8 km/km ² ). City's racial makeup is 96.42% White, 0.57% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Island, 0.30% of other races, and 1.24 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin of any race is 1.31% of the population. 20.4% came from Germany, 13.2% Ireland, 12.4% UK, 10.7% Poland and 7.9% of Italian offspring according to the 2000 Census.

There are 4,322 households, of whom 22.2% have children under 18 living with them, 42.5% are married couples living together, 7.5% have female households without a husband, and 47.3% is not family. 41.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.3% have someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.04 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the city, the population is spread by 18.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 37.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% years or more. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there are 88.7 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 85.4 men.

The average income for households in the city is $ 51,535, and the average income for families is $ 76,369. Men have an average income of $ 52,188 versus $ 37,113 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 33,222. About 1.9% of families and 3.3% of the population are below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those aged 65 and older.

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Government and infrastructure

In 1995, Plymouth and Plymouth City consolidated their fire department with a municipality that controls fire services. Township receives $ 1 million from the city, which accounts for 25% of the consolidated department of fire department budgets.

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School

The Plymouth-Canton Community School District consists of three secondary schools, five secondary schools, and sixteen primary schools. The district has the only educational park in Michigan, Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (P-CEP).

Other schools:

• Spiritus Sanctus Academy (private) Catholic School
• Starkweather
• New (private) Morning School
• Our Lady of the Good Counsel Catholic School (private)

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Famous people

• Edward Samuel Corwin, author and former president of the American Political Science Association
• Margaret Dunning, philanthropist
• Ron Egloff, an NFL football player
• Tom Hulce, actor
• Jackie Johnson, the weather forecaster of the television
• Russell Kirk, a political theorist, influenced American conservatism
• Alex Shelley, a professional wrestler
• Jeremy Porter, musician
• Paul Warren, musician
• Rufus Thayer, US District Court Judge for China

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Photo gallery

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Note

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References and further reading

• Hillmer, Mary K. Starkweather. My People: Some Ancestors of the Starkweather Family - Heywood - Hillmer From The Beginning View Since 1948.
• Hudson, Samuel. The Story of Plymouth, Michigan: Midwest Microcosm. Plymouth, Mich.: Plymouth Historical Society, 1976.
• Kerstens, Elizabeth Kelley. Plymouth First Century: Innovator and Industry. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.
• Kerstens, Elizabeth Kelley. Plymouth on Vintage Postcards. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2003.
• Starkweather, Carlton Lee, M.D. Brief history of Robert Starkweather's genealogy from Roxbury and Ipswich. Auburn, N.Y.: Knapp, Peck and Thomson, 1904.

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External links

• The official website of City of Plymouth
• Old Historic Village
• Plymouth History Museum
• Plymouth Downtown Development Authority

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