Plymouth Notch

Visiting Plymouth Notch, Vermont

August 3rd 2023 was the 100th anniversary of the first inauguration of Calvin Coolidge as the 30th president of the United States of America at his fathers home in Plymouth Notch.
We weren't able to attend the inauguration reenactment ceremony on August 3rd since it was during the work week but we did go on the following Saturday when they had a second inauguration reenactment ceremony.

Our local TV station WCAX broadcast a segment on the reenactment:
Celebrating Calvin Coolidge on 100th anniversary of presidential oath - WCAX

We parked just across from the Plymouth Cheese Corp. building, this was the cheese factory that Calvin's father founded in 1890:

The Coolidge house:

A Ford Model T in the barn, Coolidge was good friends with Henry Ford, who visited him at Plymouth Notch in 1924, see: Henry Ford and the "Vagabonds" Visiting President Coolidge's Farm, 1924:

Calvin Coolidge historical marker:

Calvin Coolidge and Moxie:

What this country needs is plenty of Moxie:

The Plymouth Cannon, Calvin Coolidge was born on July 4th and as a teenager is said to have joined other boys of Plymouth Notch in stealing a cannon from nearby Plymouth Union; boys from Plymouth Union would steal the cannon back in a back-and-forth ritual that went on for years: