Pond and Gazebo
by Janice Drew
Title
Pond and Gazebo
Artist
Janice Drew
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Located at Cordage Park in Plymouth, Massachusetts is a small pond and gazebo with bridge leading to the parking lot. Inside the gazebo, is a plaque that reads: "This pavilion is dedicated to William L. Rudolph in Recognition of his Committment to the Revitalization of Cordage Park - October 14, 1987".
From Wikipedia: "The Plymouth Cordage Company was a rope making company located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The company, founded in 1824, had a large factory located on the Plymouth waterfront. By the late 19th century, the Plymouth Cordage Company had become the largest manufacturer of rope and twine in the world. The company specialized in ship rigging, and was chosen among other competitors in the early 1900s to manufacture the rope used on the USS Constitution.
The Plymouth Cordage Company served as the largest employer in Plymouth for over 100 years. It went out of business in 1964 after over 140 years of continuous operation. By the early 1960s, the company could no longer withstand competition from more advanced synthetic-fiber ropes, and subsequently declared bankruptcy. It was bought out by the Columbian Rope Company in 1965. Parts of the original machinery are now on display at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut.
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August 17th, 2012
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