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Plymouth, MN - History
We would like to provide the residents of Plymouth a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Plymouth Home page. The Plymouth Home page provides as much information as possible on Plymouth. Knowing Plymouth’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Plymouth’s Home page, you will also find Plymouth’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Plymouth has a population of 78879. 49.6% of Plymouth’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.4 are female. 60.8% of Plymouth is married and 72.7% own their own home. The Average Home price is $369,125, and the average rent is $1,418. Household median income in Plymouth is $112,631, and the individual median income is $54,930. Plymouth’s Ethnic is the following: White(77.7%), Asian(10.9%), Hispanic(5.2%), Multiple(4.7%), Black(4.3%), Other(1.9%), Native(0.4%).
Plymouth's history can be traced to the pre-Columbian period around 1400 to 1500 AD. The original inhabitants were the Dakota. Their encampment was at the north end of Medicine Lake. The name Medicine Lake is derived from the Dakota word Mdewakanton, meaning "Lake of the Spirit." The Dakota named the lake after a warrior overturned his canoe and his body was never recovered.Antoine LeCounte, a guide and explorer, was the first settler in this area.
He arrived in 1848, but did not settle until 1852. He carried mail from the Red River of the North to points south, trading goods to Native Americans for horses on the way. LeCounte built the first cabin at what is now East Medicine Lake Boulevard at 29th Avenue North.Plymouth's beginning as a town occurred in 1855 on the northwest shores of what is now known as Parkers Lake.
A gristmill and other structures were built in the area. In the spring of 1857, when Parkers Lake flooded, the mill was taken down and moved to Wayzata.As new settlers arrived in the area, they organized. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners named the new settlement Plymouth. On April 19, 1858, a group of townspeople met at Francis Day's home to open elections for town offices.
On May 11, 1858, the group voted to change the town's name to Medicine Lake. This was used once at the town meeting, but for reasons not recorded, it was never used again. During the Dakota War of 1862 between white settlers and the Dakota at Fort Ridgely, near New Ulm, the settlers of Plymouth formed a militia.
When the Civil War started, Plymouth paid its volunteers $25 to enlist. About this time, schools and churches were built and a post office was in Plymouth. By 1863, hotels were being built, with Medicine Lake becoming a local tourist destination. By 1880, Plymouth had a population of 1,074. Farming was the city's dominant profession and remained so until the mid-1900s.
Roads were built across Plymouth, providing access to other towns. As the community's character evolved from rural to suburban, so did local government. Plymouth incorporated as a village on May 18, 1955. The city adopted the Council–Manager form of government on August 1, 1968. Plymouth became a statutory city on February 7, 1974.
It remained a statutory city until voters made it a home rule charter city by adopting a City Charter on November 3, 1992.
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