Imagine when Plymouth had a working waterfront with all the bustle and energy and stench that comes with it. But as the ships became bigger, they couldn't fit in Plymouth Harbor. They passed by to go to the cordage company in North Plymouth, but they no longer came here. -Peggy Baker

 

Imagine when Plymouth had a working waterfront with all the bustle and energy and stench that comes with it. But as the ships became bigger, they couldn't fit in Plymouth Harbor. They passed by to go to the cordage company in North Plymouth, but they no longer came here.


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People see what's there and think that's what was always there. But it wasn't. Before 1921 it was very different.

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It makes it nicer all around for the kids and the administrators to have families like that. It's a big help.

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At one point they had very elaborate plans. That's what the drawing shows. Those plans were cut back substantially.

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Imagine when Plymouth had a working waterfront with all the bustle and energy and stench that comes with it. But as the ships became bigger, they couldn't fit in Plymouth Harbor. They passed by to go to the cordage company in North Plymouth, but they no longer came here.

Peggy Baker

John Hancock owned one of the wharves. It needed repair. In this letter he instructs his agent in Plymouth to just sell it.

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