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Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,022 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Plymouth Township, but is politically independent.

In 1886, Plymouth inventor Clarence Hamilton introduced a new idea to the windmill company. It was a combination of metal and wire, vaguely resembling a gun that could fire a lead ball using compressed air. Lewis Cass Hough, then president of the firm, gave it a try and, after his first shot, enthusiastically exclaimed, "Boy, that's a daisy!"

The name stuck and the BB gun went into production as a premium item given to farmers when they purchased a windmill. The gun was such a huge success that Plymouth Iron Windmill soon began manufacturing the Daisy BB gun in place of windmills. On January 26, 1895 the company's board of directors officially voted to change the name to Daisy Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Much to the dismay of Plymouth residents, Daisy moved their corporate offices and manufacturing facilities from Plymouth to Rogers, Arkansas in 1958.

In 2003, the former Daisy factory was converted to Daisy Square Condominiums. Though close enough to the railroad tracks to shake you out of bed in the morning, they still continue to sell apace. The front wall of the Daisy factory was left standing to be built into the apartment building, but still is free-standing since the completion of the building.

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