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History
Like many other Wisconsin communities, Plymouth started as a stagecoach
stop on a Native American trail and wilderness road from Sheboygan to
the interior of the state.
The Mullet River was what first attracted settlers from New England and New York, shortly followed by the Germans escaping the social upheaval in their homelands. The Smith family had named the area Quit Qui Oc, meaning "Crooked River," while Henry and Thomas Davidson named it Plymouth. The State Legislature changed the name to Quit Qui Oc in 1851, but reversed itself, naming the whole settlement Plymouth a year later. Division Street is what evidence remains of the rivalry between the two factions.
The arrival of the Sheboygan and Mississippi Railroad in 1859, and the Milwaukee and Northern Railroad in 1871, made Plymouth a small railroad center with an underlying agricultural economy. Local cheese factories added to this economy in the 1860’s and 1870’s, bringing to downtown the National Cheese Exchange, until the late 1950’s.
In 2002, Plymouth celebrated its 125th anniversary. Since Plymouth was founded, this diverse city has been enjoying growth and expansion. With that growth, time has aged what once was a delightfully new and developing place, but it has not taken away any of Plymouth's original beauty.
Community Television
Plymouth Community Television Channels 14 and Channel 20 are community run and serve the Time Warner Cable system that includes Plymouth, Town of Plymouth, Crystal Lake, Elkhart Lake, Cascade, Waldo, Greenbush, and Glenbeulah. View broadcast schedule.
Churches
Plymouth offers numerous churches of varying
denominations in which to worship.
Good Shepherd Ev. Lutheran
New
Life Community Church
Plymouth Alliance Church
Salem United Church of Christ
St. John Lutheran
Church
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
City Government - (920)
893-1271
Contact the City
of Plymouth for information on parks, taxes, permits, licenses, facility
rentals, assessments, governmental meetings, garbage pickup, zoning and
ordinances.
Climate
Plymouth maintains a humid continental climate year round. The average
summer temperature is 71 degrees Fahrenheit and the average winter temperature
is 36 degrees Fahrenheit. We average 28.52 inches of annual rainfall and
36.10 inches of annual snowfall.
Clubs and Organizations
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Check out Plymouth clubs and organizations on our website or contact the Community
Education Office located in the Plymouth High School, 125 Highland Avenue.
Demographics
The population of Plymouth is over 8,000. We are
home to a growing number of professionals who commute to neighboring cities
such as Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Green Bay and Milwaukee. Contact the Chamber
for specific demographic information. View Census
Bureau statistics.
Education
The Plymouth School District
is one of the largest in Sheboygan County and strives to meet the educational
needs and goals of every child. It operates five elementary schools, a
middle school and a high school. The Catholic and Lutheran churches operate
elementary schools, while the Baptist Church operates a K-12 school. Plymouth
High School offers honors, college preparatory, vocational, adult educational
and college and technical school credit courses.
The Community Education Office offers adult and student classes in a wide array of offerings from gymnastics, computer technology, wood working to cooking. Classes are held in the spring and fall. The Community Education Office is located in Plymouth High School, 125 Highland Avenue. Call (920) 892-5068 for more information.
The following local universities and community colleges offer excellent advanced educational opportunities and are located within 60 miles from Plymouth.
Marquette University
UW Green Bay
UW Milwaukee
UW Sheboygan
UW Oshkosh
Concordia University
Cardinal Stritch
Lakeland College
Alverno College
Mount Mary College
St Norbert College
Lakeshore Technical College
Fox Valley Technical
Financial Institutions
Plymouth has several quality financial institutions,
including full service banks and a credit union. The banks offer extended
hours and branch locations for customer convenience. Visitors and long-term
residents will find investment services are available with the financial
institutions and with private firms.
Healthcare
Aurora Valley View Medical Center is a private, not-for-profit community urgent care center located in Plymouth, offering a variety of services including urgent care,
rehabilitation services (physical therapy, occupational
therapy, speech pathology, work conditioning, physical ability
testing, hand clinic and lymphedema treatment), outpatient surgery (including GI lab services),
radiology services (general radiology, mammography, CT,
MRI, ultrasound, stress testing) and
laboratory services. For Aurora "hospital services" please visit the Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan.
Plymouth Ambulance Service, Inc. is your local paramedic level ambulance service, providing quality pre-hospital care to your doorstep 24/7. Plymouth Ambulance Service staffs three ambulances around the clock and responds for more than 1300 requests each year. In addition we also maintain one back-up ambulance, an administrative/command vehicle, and house the Sheboygan County Mass Casualty Response Trailer.
St. Nicholas Hospital is a full-service community hospital, located in Sheboygan. Its specialties include: cancer, cardiac, and diabetes care; emergency services; home health; maternity; medical/surgical services; orthopedics and sports medicine; pain management; rehabilitation; and renal dialysis.
Area Hospitals
Area Healthcare
Media
Plymouth's local newspaper is The
Review, distributed every Tuesday and Thursday and we are also served
by The
Sheboygan Press, a daily newspaper. Local radio stations, WSTM
(91.3 fm) WJUB,
The Breeze (1420-AM) and WXER,
The Point (104.5-FM), and TV14, the local cable station also serve
the community. Cable services include TV-14, and Time Warner Cable.
Parks
There are more than a dozen parks
located throughout the City of Plymouth. Amenities include a water slide
at the aquatic center, skateboard park, band shells, pavilions, picnic
areas, playground equipment, soccer fields, sledding hills, baseball diamonds
and trails. Call the Chamber for a park brochure/map at (888) 693-8263.
Safety
The City of Plymouth enjoys a very low crime rate thanks to our hardworking
Police Department. Resident safety is enhanced by a completely equipped
volunteer fire department and an emergency ambulance service staffed by
EMT's. The Plymouth
Fire Department serves 36 square miles and operates two fire stations,
ten pieces of apparatus and has fifty active volunteer firefighters.
Transportation
General Mitchell
International Airport is located in Milwaukee. Sheboygan County's
airport,
Western Shore Aviation is located 10 miles east of Plymouth and serves
several international firms and local businesses. Vehicle rentals, taxis,
shuttle services are all available for your transportation needs.
Utilities
Plymouth Utilities
is a community-owned electric, water and wastewater utility which provides
electric service to the City of Plymouth and portions of ten surrounding
townships.
Veterans' Memorial Trail
Dedicated in August of 2005, this impressive trail winds along
the Mullet River, starting at Eastern Avenue and ending near the Mullet
River dam. It includes eleven landmark flags representing a war or conflict.
An entry plaza is formed with donated memorial bricks honoring soldiers
who have served, or are currently serving, in the military. A seating
area is available. Buy a
brick today!
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