Plymouth, Kansas

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Plymouth, Kansas
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Old 1882 schoolhouse (2019)
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Coordinates: 38°24′50″N96°19′56″W / 38.41389°N 96.33222°W / 38.41389; -96.33222 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Lyon
Founded1850s
Platted 1858
Elevation
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1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-56900
GNIS ID 477277 [1]

Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located approximately 5 miles west of the city of Emporia along Rd B2.

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History

Plymouth was laid out in 1858. [2] The first school class was taught in 1862, the first school house was built in 1864. The present old school house was built in 1882. [3] [4]

Plymouth was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. [5]

A post office was opened in Plymouth in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930. [6]

Education

The community is served by Emporia USD 253 public school district.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, Kansas
  2. French, Laura M. (1929). History of Emporia and Lyon County, Kansas. Heritage Books. p. 132. ISBN   9780788403460.
  3. "Plymouth School". September 20, 2019.
  4. "Kansas One Room Schools: Plymouth, Kansas". September 20, 2019.
  5. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  484.
  6. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

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