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Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

America's Hometown

 
 
America's Hometown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 17, 2014
1. America's Hometown Marker
Inscription. The Pilgrams landed in Plymouth, America's Hometown, in December 1620. Covering 102 square miles, it is the largest town in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth's shoreline stretches 37 miles along Cape Cod Bay and with its boundaries lay 365 freshwater lakes and ponds. Plymouth has Sister City relationships with Plymouth, England and Shichigahama, Japan
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1620.
 
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 41° 57.484′ N, 70° 39.754′ W. Marker was in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It was on North Street near North Street and North Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Plymouth MA 02360, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on the South Shore. It was also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once one of the original
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Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Massasoit (here, next to this marker); James Cole (within shouting distance of this marker); Pilgrim Memorial State Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Plymouth Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Pilgrim Mother Statue (within shouting distance of this marker); National Day of Mourning (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome To Mayflower II (within shouting distance of this marker); First Burying Ground of Mayflower Passengers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plymouth.
 
Shorelines of Plymouth image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 17, 2014
2. Shorelines of Plymouth
America's Hometown Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Adam Margolis, September 15, 2025
3. America's Hometown Marker
Marker appears to be missing
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2017, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.   3. submitted on March 26, 2026, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 9, 2026