Description
This survey course provides a history of the Town of Plymouth from its settlement by Wampanoag peoples to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the establishment of Plymouth Colony, the growth of the community from the 18th through 20th centuries as a seaport, industrial center, and home to The Plymouth Cordage Company, and other cultural changes informed by substantial immigrant population after the Civil War. Special emphasis will also be placed on Plymouth’s growth as a tourist community and America’s Hometown Thanksgiving. Placement at ENG 101 level strongly advised.