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"Plymouth's handsome new High school was dedicated and formally opened to-day with impressive and appropriate exercises amid the cheers of several thousand people. Prior to the exercises at the school there was a grand parade, in which many secret societies from in and out of town took part, together with bands of music ...
The "Architecture Now" magazine presented an itinerary in New Plymouth including heritage buildings and stated: "The city remains the location of some of the oldest surviving architect-designed buildings in New Zealand." One of the first settlers arriving in New Plymouth in 1843 was Frederick Thatcher, a London-trained architect. He came with ...
Frank Comerford Walker (1886–1959), born in Plymouth; lawyer, United States Postmaster General. Thomas Joseph Walker (1877–1945), born in Plymouth; lawyer, and United States Customs Court judge. Hendrick Bradley Wright (1808–1881), born in Plymouth; lawyer, Democratic congressman and author; his history of Plymouth was published in 1873.
Plymouth Armory (PA National Guard) 1898 Photo (During Spanish–American War) Gaylord Avenue Built 1891 Demolished Architect: Kipp & Podmore, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Builder: Charles C. Ransom. [63] Name Image Image Date Location Year Built Current Condition Notes Willow Street School (Second School Building) 1896 Map 1920 photo Willow Street Built 1892
About 1806, Abijah Smith came to Plymouth from Derby, Connecticut, intending to mine, ship, and sell coal.Smith and Lewis Hepburn, his business partner, bought a 75-acre plot (Lots 45 and 46 on the Plymouth Township Warranty Map) on the east side of Coal Creek, and in the fall of 1807, Smith floated an ark down the Susquehanna River loaded with about fifty tons of anthracite coal, shipping it ...
Plymouth Meeting Historic District is a national historic district that straddles Plymouth and Whitemarsh Townships in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The adjacent Cold Point Historic District is north of it. The district encompasses 200 acres (81 ha) and includes 56 contributing buildings in the historic core of Plymouth Meeting.
New Plymouth was laid out over 550 acres (2.2 km 2), with additional rural sections proposed along the coast beyond Waitara, covering a total of 68,500 acres (274 km 2). By year's end his map of the town showed 2267 sections ready for selection by settlers, with streets, squares, hospitals, schools and parks surrounded by boulevards that ...
Plymouth Township is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,712 at the 2020 census. The population was 1,712 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ]