Category: Plymouth, Massachusetts

Categories: Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Plymouth Colony | New Plimoth

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Preceded by New Plimoth

A part of Plymouth Colony

A town in Plymouth County after June 2, 1685

Plymouth (historically known as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Plymouth holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklore and culture, and is known as "America's Hometown." Plymouth was the site of the colony founded in 1620 by the Pilgrims, passengers of the famous ship the Mayflower. Plymouth is where New England was first established. It is the oldest municipality in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. The town has served as the location of several prominent events, the most notable being the First Thanksgiving feast.

Plymouth served as the capital of Plymouth Colony from its founding in 1620 until the colony's merger with the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691.

Resources

• Plymouth on Wikipedia
• Town website

1627 Division of Cattle

A Genealogy of Descendants of John Thomson of Plymouth, Mass.

A Genealogy of the Descendants of Francis Curtis of Plymouth, Mass

Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth

History of the Town of Plymouth, with a Sketch of the Origin and Growth of Separatism

Records of William Spooner of Plymouth, Mass. and His Descendants

Records of the Town of Plymouth

The 1626 Adventurers and Purchasers

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