Our logo features Plymouth’s unique lockmaking history!

T-shirts and Hats for Sale at Local Businesses!

The logo is featured on our T-shirts and hats for sale at these local stores:

Back to Basics, 31 Main Street (Rt. 6). Hours are M-F, 9AM-6PM, Sat. 9AM-5PM, Sun. 9AM-3PM.

Cafe R|Y|B Coffee House, 694 Main St., Plymouth 860-605-8281 Tuesday-Wednesday 11AM-7PM, Th 11AM-10PM, Friday and Saturday 11AM-12AM, Sunday 11AM-3PM

Antiques at the Green, 703 Main Street (Rt. 6). Hours are Thur., Fri., Sat., Sun., 10AM-5PM.

The shirts and hats are each $20.

The countdown to America’s 250th anniversary is underway. Plymouth is gearing up to commemorate this historic milestone and our Town’s role in the Revolutionary War.

Plymouth’s America 250 Task Force is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help plan and organize events leading up to July 4, 2026.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a once-in-a-lifetime celebration, bringing our community together to honor our nation’s past, present, and future. Volunteers will assist with planning events, community outreach, historical programming, and more. Do you only have a little time to give? That’s ok. Have more time available? Even better!

To stay current on planning efforts and events, keep an eye on this page and visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/america250plymouthct

Can’t attend a meeting but have questions or ideas you want to share? Email us at america250plymouthct@gmail.com

Here’s a great video about Plymouth’s America 250 Committee https://youtu.be/EADlFHnQgag

Upcoming Schedule of Events

Plymouth’s America250 Committee is gearing up for a full year of exciting events to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and you can help bring it all to life!

Where’s Betsy Ross? The traveling flag display will be in the schools over the winter and return outdoors in the spring of 2026.

“Date” Nights at Cafe RYB, Historical Scavenger Hunt, 694 Main Street, in historic Plymouth Center. Looking for a unique night (or day) out? Join us for the “Date” Night scavenger hunt around the historic Plymouth Green and Burying Ground.

For only $10/person, you and your partner, friends or family, will explore local history while searching for dates on monuments, signs, and gravestones. After you complete your scavenger hunt answer sheet, return to Cafe RYB to turn it in for a unique specialty drink! Everyone who participates will be entered for a chance to win a $50 gift card to a local restaurant – the perfect excuse for a second date!

The “Date” Night Scavenger Hunt is available from May 9 through July 4, 2026 during Cafe RYB’s regular hours:

Tuesday, Wednesday 11AM – 7PM

Thursday 11AM – 10PM

Friday, Saturday 11AM – midnight

Sunday 11AM – 3PM

ALL PROCEEDS support Plymouth’s America 250 events to celebrate our nation’s 250th Anniversary!

April 17 to July 4 – Plymouth’s Revolutionary Treasure Hunt! The clue sheets (see the Events page) direct you to the historic Plymouth Green to look for clues to solve the mystery. The clues are available from sunrise to sunset, every day of the week. Claim the prize anytime during that period. Fun for everyone! Printed sheets are available at the Terryville Library.

Friday, July 3, – 6PM – 8:30PM – Community Wide Potluck Picnic – on the historic Plymouth Green, 10 Park Street, Plymouth. Everybody is invited to this traditional 4th of July celebration. There will be kids activities (potato sack races, stiltwalking, a treasure hunt), ringing of the church bells, a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a bonfire, smores, music with Plymouth’s own Adelaide Punkin, and lots of fun.

Attendees are expected to bring their own food and camp chairs, although there will be hot dogs available.

Rain date is Sunday, July 5.

Coming Later – Retrial of Moses Dunbar: Martyr or Patriot?

Who was Moses Dunbar? He was a poor farmer with a pregnant wife and five kids living in Plymouth (then called Northbury) during the Revolutionary War. He was one of two men from Connecticut who were hanged for treason during the War (the other was Nathan Hale). What was Dunbar’s crime? He supported his mother country of England and his religion, the Church of England (aka the Anglican Church). He was against the War. Did he deserve to die?

Take a look at some Gravestone Markers of Revolutionary War veterans at the Plymouth Burying Ground (behind the Congregational Church on the Plymouth Green)

Victory Tomlinson received his unusual first name when his parents, proud British subjects, heard that the English Army defeated the French at the Battle of Montreal during the French and Indian War in 1860.

In 1774, when Congress resolved to ban the import of English products such as tea, coffee, molasses, sugar, and spices, Phineas Royce was on the local “Non-Importation” committee to enforce the law.

Ebenezer Darrow served in Sheldon’s Light Dragoons, a mounted horse company which reported on British troop and naval movements on the Connecticut coast to George Washington. They also transmitted messages between Washington and his officers.

Hezekiah Bunnell survived the War, only to meet an untimely death after he returned home. His gravestone reads “departed this lif suddenly by the fall of a building”.

Roger Conant was a surgeon during the War. He died during the War in 1777 at the age of 33.

Wadsworth’s Brigade, from Connecticut, served to protect Boston in early 1776 until reinforcements under George Washington arrived.

Lake Potter received his unusual first name because when he was born, his father Daniel Potter was serving with the British Army in the French and Indian War. He was stationed at Lake George. So his mother, Martha, named their newborn infant “Lake”.

Jeremiah Markham fought at the Battle of Saratoga. He was shot in the head with a musket ball. As he was carried off the battlefield, he sat up and shouted to his men, “Stand your ground, remember your home!”. He returned to Plymouth and lived to be 93 years old, with the bullet still in his head.

More interesting stories and photos will be added as they become available!