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BusinessesCommunity Organizations Exploring our Heritage through our Ancestors Local HistoryWilliam Starkweather built his log cabin here in 1825, it was first called Plymouth Corners, some of its early settlers having been descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers. Gideon P. Benton became the first postmaster on December 27, 1828, with the office named simply Plymouth. The village was platted and recorded on June 12, 1837 by Henry B. Holbrooks and Mr. Bradner. Incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 1932. Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.
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