Bangor Daily News - Plymouth Town History Local town history centennial projects written by students about their communities Plymouth The Plymouth House, one of the town s first hotels, closed in the early part of the 20th century. Plymouth is located in central Maine, surrounded by Dixmont, Troy, Detroit, Newport, Palmyra and Etna. Bangor, the nearest city, is about 16 miles north. Interstate 95 runs through town. Plymouth is called a ''bedroom community'' today.
People live and sleep here, but most work elsewhere because there is little industry or business.
The town was once part of Etna and Chandlerville, which is now Detroit. Some of the first settlements were around 1812, but Plymouth, which is not a full township, was not incorporated until Feb. 26, 1826. The first town census in 1830 reported the population at 503. By 1880, the town had grown significantly. The village included a sawmill, gristmill, tannery, a church and two hotels.