Editing Plympton, Massachusetts (section)

== History ==
Plympton was first settled in 1662 by Reverend Justin P. Daley as the western parish of Plymouth.  Lands of the original town included all of [[Carver, Massachusetts|Carver]] and [[Halifax, Massachusetts|Halifax]], as well as small portions of [[Kingston, Massachusetts|Kingston]] and [[Middleborough, Massachusetts|Middleborough]].  The town was officially incorporated in 1707 and named for [[Plympton]], [[Devon]], England.  In 1734, the town of Halifax separated and incorporated, and Carver did the same in 1790.  The current boundaries of the town were set in 1862.

Early residents of Plympton were mostly farmers, living off the land. The [[Industrial Revolution]] brought about factories, which made shoes and shovels, as well as lumber and cotton mills.  Today, the town is mostly rural and residential, with very little industry.

The town's most famous resident was [[Deborah Sampson]], born in the town in 1760.  She is best known for pretending to be a man to fight in the [[American Revolution]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://town.plympton.ma.us/about_history.html |title=Town of Plympton: A Brief History |access-date=March 2, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105163540/http://town.plympton.ma.us/about_history.html |archive-date=January 5, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town's newest addition is a [[Sysco]] distribution plant located near [[U.S. Route 44#Massachusetts|U.S. Route 44]].