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 Plymouth County was formed on January 15, 1851. Settlement began in the county in 1856. In October 1859, the first courthouse was built in Melbourne, formerly located in the southeast quarter of section 34, Plymouth Township, about five to six miles due south of Merrill. The first public school opened its doors there with 32 pupils. In 1872 the county seat was moved to Le Mars and a courthouse and jail were built there in 1873. The present Plymouth County courthouse was built in 1900 of red sandstone.

During the Great Depression, farmers in the county organized the Farmers Holiday Group, to keep farm products off the market until the desired price was met. A radical group among them abducted Judge Bradley from his court chamber and threatened to hang him in the front of the courthouse. Bradley was freed, but the governor ordered the national guard to Plymouth County and declared a state of emergency, which effectively ended the group.

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Cities     Akron     Brunsville     Craig     Hinton     Kingsley     Le Mars     Merrill     Oyens     Remsen     Struble     Westfield Unincorporated communities     Adaville     Brookdale     Crathorne     James     Mammen     Milnerville     Neptune     O'Leary     Plymouth     Potosia     Ruble     Seney     Union Center (Also known as "The U")     West Le Mars     Wren     Yeomans Townships     America     Elgin     Elkhorn     Fredonia     Garfield     Grant     Hancock     Henry     Hungerford     Johnson     Liberty     Lincoln     Marion     Meadow     Perry     Plymouth     Portland     Preston     Remsen     Sioux     Stanton     Union     Washington     Westfield

Plymouth County Court House     Adjacent counties     Sioux County (north)     Cherokee County (east)     Woodbury County (south)     Union County, South Dakota (west)

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