Saturday, September 26, 7PM and 8PM – Mortals Attend and Learn Your End – Lantern Tour of the Plymouth Burying Ground

The Plymouth Burying Ground was created in 1747. It contains the gravestones of 38 soldiers from the Revolutionary War. Learn about the lives of these men and how the inscriptions on their monuments (and those of their wives!) provide clues about life in colonial Connecticut. The tour includes the graveyard and the adjacent Plymouth Green; both are on the National Register of Historic Places. $15 adults, kids $5. Reserve your place at plymouthct.history@gmail.com. These tours always sell out!

Our logo features Plymouth’s unique lockmaking history!

T-shirts for Sale at Local Businesses!

The logo is featured on our T-shirts 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.

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

The shirts are $20.

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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!

The traveling flag display is on the Plymouth Green.

All Summer! – 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.

Terryville Fair – August 28-30. Visit our building at the Terryville Fairgrounds. We’ll have an exhibit on Plymouth’s Revolutionary War soldiers and informational displays from the Connecticut America 250 Commission.

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. They reported to George Washington about British troop movements. They also transmitted messages between Washington and his officers and fought in many battles.

He was outlived by his wife, Sarah, who died one year after his death. Their shared gravestone states that Ebenezer was her fifth husband!

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. His family said he died from exhaustion.

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!