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Plymouth Across Oceans: From Old English Farm to Colonial Icon
Episode 130
Published 1 week, 3 days ago
Description
From a humble Old English ‘plum-tree farm’ in Devon to the heart of early American colonization, this episode traces Plymouth’s migration across the Atlantic. We examine how settlers used familiar place names as anchors, how legal and cultural meanings evolved, and what that tells us about naming, identity, and linguistic diffusion.
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