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Plymouth (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 57 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.9500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 070 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -70.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: First European settlement was founded in 1620; governed by Mayflower Compact until 1691, when it was absorbed by Massachusetts Bay Colony; attractions include Plymouth Rock Monument, reconstructions of the "Mayflower" ship & a 17th-cen. Pilgrim village. |
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| Plymouth (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Accomack (C,V)
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| Patuxit (C,V)
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| New Plimouth (C,V)
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| Plimoth Plantation (C,V)
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| פלימות' (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Colony of New Plymouth (H,V)
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Plymouth (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England, established by Pilgrims in 1620 |
| town (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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first recognized as Plymouth Colony seat in 1633 & made county seat in 1685 |
| fish-processing center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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