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Rocking Chair
Ranche letterhead
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
History in
a Pecan Shell
Originally
part of the British-owned Rocking Chair Ranchd, the name
is almost certainly after the English port. Local settlers formed
a school district nearby in 1897 and by 1903 a post office had been
granted.
In 1907 a cotton gin was in business and the previously mentioned
school moved to Plymouth in 1908, joined by the post office that
same year.
After 1924, the year the post office closed, mail came from Shamrock.
In the mid-1920s, Plymouth was thriving with a four-teacher school,
two churches, two general stores and two filling stations, although
the population was a mere 25 residents.
The community weathered the Great Depression and in 1940, Plymouth
still had the gin and store, as well as the church and school. By
the mid 1940s the number of residents was reduced to just 50 people
and it decreased from there. Since 1950 no population figures have
been available.
By the mid 1980s, only the Plymouth cemetery was left.
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