Plymouth History Center

By: Ella Vincent With the NFL season over, football fanatics should know about the Barbers, a Plymouth football family dynasty. From Father Marion Barber, Jr. to his three sons Marion III, Dominique, and Thomas, this family has made an impact in Plymouth football and beyond. Father Marion Barber, Jr. Marion Barber, Jr. played football for the Gophers in the late 1970s, where he set several records. The New York Jets picked him in the second round of the NFL draft,…

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By: Ella Vincent Happy Valentine’s Day from the Plymouth Historical Society! With Valentine’s delivered across the city this week, you might be interested to know how mail delivery in Plymouth began. Famed explorer Antoine LeCount was the first person on record to bring mail through the area.  The first post office in the Plymouth area was founded in 1859 at the Day home, near the shores of Medicine Lake. Back then, there was no mail delivery. People had to visit…

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