Plymouth State University, Plymouth

Name: Plymouth State University
Address: 17 High St, Plymouth, United States

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Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a public university in the towns of Plymouth and Holderness, New Hampshire. As of fall 2020 Plymouth State University enrolls 4,491 students. The school was founded as Plymouth Normal School in 1871. Since that time it has evolved to a teachers college, a state college, and finally to a state university in 2003. PSU is part of the University System of New Hampshire. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1871 (153 years ago)Coordinates: 43°45'36"N, 71°41'22"W

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Plymouth State University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Polar Caves Park, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, First Free Will Baptist Church and Vestry, Whipple House.

4.8 miW
Cave, Park
Polar Caves Park, Rumney
123 min walk • Polar Caves Park is a set of glacially-formed caves located in New Hampshire's White Mountains region, in the United States. The caves were formed during the last ice age from granite boulders and are so named because the deepest cave is cold enough to allow snow to linger long into the summer.
5.2 miSE
Church
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Ashland
134 min walk • St. Mark's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 6-8 Highland Street in Ashland, New Hampshire, in the United States. Organized in 1855, it is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire. Its building, completed in 1859, was designed by New York City architect J.
5.4 miSE
Church
First Free Will Baptist Church and Vestry, Ashland
138 min walk • The First Free Will Baptist Church are a historic Free Will Baptist Church complex in Ashland, New Hampshire. The complex consists of three buildings: the brick church building, which was built in 1834; the old vestry, a brick building standing near the street which was built c...
5.3 miSE
Museum, History museum
Whipple House, Ashland
136 min walk • The Whipple House is a historic house museum at 4 Pleasant Street in Ashland, New Hampshire. Built about 1837, it is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century Cape-style house, that is relatively architecturally undistinguished.
5 miE
Zoo
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness
127 min walk • Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is an environmental education center and zoo founded in 1966 and opened to the public on July 1, 1969. The science center is located in Holderness, New Hampshire, United States. The mission of the science center is to advance understanding of ecology by exploring New Hampshire's natural world.
~780 ftS
History museum, Museum
Old Grafton County Courthouse, Plymouth
4 min walk • The Old Grafton County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building at 1 Court Street in Plymouth, New Hampshire. This modest wood-frame building was built in 1774 to serve as one of two courthouses for Grafton County, which had just been established; it is one of the oldest surviving civic structures in the state.
5.2 miSE
City hall
Ashland Town Hall, Ashland
132 min walk • Ashland Town Hall, at 10 Highland Street, is the town hall of Ashland, New Hampshire. Built in 1871, it is a distinctive Victorian interpretation of a typical New England town hall, which has served the town in civic roles since its construction.
5.3 miE
43°44'3"N • 71°35'25"W
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness
135 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
5.5 miSE
Museum
Ashland Railroad Station, Ashland
141 min walk • The Ashland Railroad Station is a historic train station at 39 Depot Street in Ashland, New Hampshire. Built in 1869 and remodeled in 1891, it is a well-preserved example of a rural 19th-century railroad station. It is now a museum operated by the Ashland Historical Society.
0.7 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Chapel of the Holy Cross, Plymouth
19 min walk • The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a historic church at 45 Chapel Lane on the campus of Holderness School in Holderness, New Hampshire. Built in 1884 to a design by Charles Coolidge Haight, it is a prominent regional example of Gothic Revival architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
5.5 miE
Library
Holderness Free Library, Holderness
139 min walk • The Holderness Free Library is the public library of Holderness, New Hampshire. It is located at 866 US Route 3, at its junction with New Hampshire Route 113.

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Which popular attractions are close to Plymouth State University?

Nearby attractions include Old Grafton County Courthouse, Plymouth (4 min walk), Pease Public Library, Plymouth (6 min walk), Chapel of the Holy Cross, Plymouth (19 min walk).