Plymouth, Mississippi

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Plymouth was an early settlement in the U.S. state of Mississippi in present-day Lowndes County.

Plymouth was located at 33°31′23″N, 88°30′06″W on the west bank of the Tombigbee River. Today, the site is close to present-day Columbus and just west of John C. Stennis Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

Plymouth Bluff is located nearby at 33°30′45″N, 88°29′33″W. Plymouth Bluff is the site of the Plymouth Bluff Environmental Center, operated by the Mississippi University for Women, but on land owned by the Army Corps of Engineers.

[edit] References

• Plymouth (historical). Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-04-25.
• Plymouth Bluff. Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2006-04-25.

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