Our Town
Plymouth, Michigan
The city of Plymouth is located in western Wayne County, 35 miles from downtown Detroit, and 15 miles from Ann Arbor.
History
The tract of land that would become the state of Michigan was registered in 1825 as: The United States of America, by John Quincy Adams, President and Commissioner of the General Land Office to Luther Lincoln, Jr., dated April 2, 1825. Plymouth was settled in 1825, incorporated in 1867, and became a city in 1932. It derives its name from historical ties to Plymouth, Massachusetts, the area from which some of the local settlers had come.
The Plymouth Historical Museum features an impressive collection of history including the early pioneers, businesses, railroads, President Lincoln, the Civil War, Daisy Air Rifle, WWII, and much more.
Culture
The city of Plymouth is rich in culture. The Plymouth Community Arts Council sponsors many adult and youth art and theatre programs in the community. A former high school in downtown Plymouth was recently renovated to become the Plymouth Arts & Recreational Complex (PARC). It is home to the Michigan Philharmonic, and other organizations that promote art, theatre, music, culinary, education, fitness, education in the community.
Our town is a great place to live, work or retire, raise a family, and be a part of DAR. We hope to hear from you!
Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps
Plymouth is proud to be the home to the Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps
The Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps is made up of 40 to 50 students ranging in ages 12 – 18, who gather from Plymouth and surrounding communities year-round in preparation for their performance season. Its members are self-supporting and dedicated to preserving the ancient arts of color guard, fifing, and drumming through live performances at parades, historical and patriotic celebrations, concerts, cultural affairs, and other civic events. The Plymouth Fife & Drum Corps music spans the 17th to 20th centuries with an emphasis on music played during the Revolutionary War.
Plymouth War Memorial Park
The Plymouth War Memorial Park is located on the northwest corner of Main and Church Streets in the city of Plymouth. The city of Plymouth has provided this veterans’ park site for a lasting tribute.
Through the years, many men and women from the greater Plymouth community have served in our nation’s military forces. Those who have served from this community, and those who shall serve in the future, deserve this permanent memorial to honor and commemorate their service. The Plymouth Community Veterans Memorial Park Committee was formed to establish a suitable memorial to them.
This large circular plaza, on which the monument is located, is constructed of gray pavers representing veterans. Red granite pavers represent military service members of the Plymouth Community who were killed in action.
Adjoining the plaza are displayed the symbols of the five military branches of service, the Merchant Marine, and the flags of our nation, our state, and prisoners of war/missing in action (POW/MIA). The walks leading to the plaza are constructed of pavers engraved with names provided by contributors to the memorial.
A Civil War monument, first erected in Plymouth in 1917, was relocated from Plymouth’s Riverside Cemetery to the southwest corner of the new park. The Plymouth Community sent significant numbers of participants to the war.