Local History Proposal

Plymouth is probably one of the smallest towns in Maine, and probably lacks all sorts of things that bigger towns would consider necessities. Although everybody has picked the store because it's the only source of independence the town has, I looked just up the road from it to the building that was once a school. It's now the town office as well as the post office, and all aspects of it made me proud of my town. The fact that Plymouth once had its own source of education and it was giving knowledge to citizens of the town locally makes me proud. Although the school closed because of a lack of students and the school-aged children were all shipped to Newport, Plymouth still once had autonomy. The building still does serve a purpose of independence - it's where nearly ever member of the town goes on November 7th to cast their votes for the presidential election, and where they go year-round to elect many other officials. Plymouth takes part in our government, and it impresses me to know we aren't ignoring our rights as an American citizen just because we're maybe not as in-the-loop as bigger cities. Town meetings are also held there, where the residents of Plymouth exercise their rights in a democracy. Plymouth, through this building, is not ignorant like it might be if we had no way to connect with the government of America. This building has educated residents and allowed them to be free American citizens for decades, perhaps even centuries and it continues to do so.

(I plan to do a video project.)