“Plymouth in the Revolution” is the subject of a lecture series that focuses on the town’s role in the Battle for freedom.
Two hundred years ago, on April 19, 1775, American history changed. Colonial forces faced the British army at Lexington & Concord … and won. Word spread rapidly, and two regiments of Plymouth “Minute Men,” led by Colonel Theophilus Cotton, rallied to the Patriot cause. For the next six years, Plymoutheans participated in America’s battle for independence.
Plymouth in the Revolution
Although not the site of any great battles, nor the home of any triumphant generals, Plymouth is filled with the stories of the lawmakers and lawyers whose rhetoric inspired the Patriot cause, of the men who risked their lives and livelihood in military service, and of the civilians who kept the home fires burning, as well as of the Americans who, valuing loyalty above all, continued to support the King. They illuminate the complex and fascinating history of Massachusetts’ earliest town, as it embraced the movement for American independence, and the lasting impact it made on the Town’s historical landscape.
Dr. James Thacher
On May 14, Donna D. Curtin, executive director of the Pilgrim Society/Pilgrim Hall Museum, will discuss Dr. James Thacher and Plymouth’s revolutionary generation.
Army surgeon James Thacher, of Barnstable, opened a medical practice in Plymouth after the war. Inspired by his participation in history, he and others of the Revolutionary generation reshaped Plymouth’s historic landscape.
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