[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12987]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        PLYMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE

 Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I wish to congratulate the town 
of Plymouth, NH on their 250th anniversary.
  Plymouth sits at the geographic center of New Hampshire on the west 
bank of the Pemigewasset River. Gov. Benning Wentworth granted this 
plot of land to returning soldiers from the French and Indian War and 
named it New Plymouth, after the original Plymouth Colony in 
Massachusetts. Plymouth's unparalleled views of mountains, fields and 
forests provide a stunning backdrop to a bustling town noted for its 
focus on industry and education, as well as its historical 
significance.
  Plymouth's educational commitment began with its earliest settlers, 
whose children were predominantly literate. This devotion to education 
continues today through Plymouth State University, one of the area's 
oldest and finest institutions that counts Poet Laureate Robert Frost 
as a former faculty member. Every September, the Plymouth population 
doubles from 4,000 to 8,000 as students return to campus to take 
advantage of the rich opportunities offered at this university.
  Plymouth was originally an industrial center known for its buck glove 
industry, its farming and its logging industry. It was also home to 
Draper and Maynard, a renowned sporting goods purveyor that supplied 
baseball gloves to Babe Ruth and his Boston Red Sox teammates.
  Plymouth's strong tourism and skiing tradition dates back to the 
1930s, when the once ubiquitous snow trains brought hundreds of skiers 
from Boston and other cities to the slopes of the White Mountains. 
Plymouth has taken great strides to preserve this history and heritage 
through the recently opened Museum of the White Mountains, which houses 
treasured art and artifacts from more than a century ago. The town 
continues to attract tourists hoping to see a quintessential New 
England town in action and remains a popular year-round destination for 
camping, hiking and winter sports.
  I congratulate Plymouth on its 250th anniversary and wish all its 
citizens a joyous year of celebration of their proud history.

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