Plymouth Colony

17th century English possession in North America
AdministrativeArea english_overseas_possession Q126195
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Plymouth Colony

Summary

Plymouth Colony is an English overseas possession[1]. It draws 2,808 Wikipedia views per month (english_overseas_possession category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Plymouth Colony's religion is recorded as Puritans[3].
  • Plymouth Colony is on the continent of North America[4].
  • Plymouth Colony's instance of is recorded as English overseas possession[5].
  • Plymouth Colony's instance of is recorded as political territorial entity[6].
  • Plymouth Colony's instance of is recorded as former administrative territorial entity[7].
  • Plymouth Colony's capital is recorded as Plymouth[8].
  • Plymouth Colony's legislative body is recorded as Plymouth General Court[9].
  • Plymouth Colony's Commons category is recorded as Plymouth Colony[10].
  • January 1, 1620 marks the founding of Plymouth Colony[11].
  • Plymouth Colony was dissolved in January 1, 1691[12].
  • Plymouth Colony's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.9575, 'lon': -70.6625}[13].
  • Plymouth Colony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Plymouth Colony[14].
  • Plymouth Colony's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[15].
  • Plymouth Colony's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Plymouth Colony[16].

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Geography

Plymouth Colony is on the continent of North America[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include English overseas possession[5], political territorial entity[6], and former administrative territorial entity[7]. Plymouth Colony's religion is recorded as Puritans[3].

History and Context

January 1, 1620 marks the founding of Plymouth Colony[11].

Why It Matters

Plymouth Colony draws 2,808 Wikipedia views per month (english_overseas_possession category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for maps or plans Category:Maps of Plymouth Colony
    Inception +1620-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Legislative body Plymouth General Court
    Dissolved
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555774405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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