Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . COURT STREET. industry has departed, but thriving manufactorieshave risen on the ruins of her maritime glory. Plymouths manufacturing industries show greatdiversity of character, and with rare exceptions havebeen exceedingly prosperous. The yearly value oftheir total product is not far from seven million dol-lars. The great cordage works at North Plymouth,one of the very largest concerns of the kind in theworld, employ many hundred hands, and have built 71 up a llourisliinL;- vilhij^c (>( their own in that quarterof the town. Th
Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . COURT STREET. industry has departed, but thriving manufactorieshave risen on the ruins of her maritime glory. Plymouths manufacturing industries show greatdiversity of character, and with rare exceptions havebeen exceedingly prosperous. The yearly value oftheir total product is not far from seven million dol-lars. The great cordage works at North Plymouth,one of the very largest concerns of the kind in theworld, employ many hundred hands, and have built 71 up a llourisliinL;- vilhij^c (>( their own in that quarterof the town. There are two lari;-e mills engaged inthe production of woolen and worsted cloths, andtwo making cotton duck. Three extensive factorieskeep many of Ilymouths inliabitants busily employedin the manufacture of tacks and rivets. An ironfoundry does a heavy business in these there are manufactories of boots and. ALONG SHORE FROM STEPHENS POINT. shoes, bedsteatl joints, insulated wire for electricalpurposes, products c)f zinc and copper, ornamentalnickel articles, nails and tack-jilate, \vo\-en seamlesspockets, saw-ginnmers and swages, l)ane]s, boxes,kegs and kits, and numerous smaller (. electric light and power company lurni^hesjiower for se\eral of these estalilishments. Ilymouths manufactured products bear an excel-lent in the markets of the woild, her cnrdiige,duck and woolen goods biang particaihiib well andfavorably known. 7^ Of late years many Plymouth residents have en-gaged in the cranberry culture on an extensive scale,and their ventures have been exceedingly new industry, and one which is growing to largeproportions, is the raising of brook trout and spawnfor the markets. Old Houses* LYMOUTH contains many old buildingsantedating the Revolution, but they havebeen repaired and modernized so thatthey do not have that appearance atpresent, and visitors
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