Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. 19 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1885.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 2007 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 109 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Plympton Village Historic District between 2015 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 65 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMPTON |
| 19 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 15 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 14 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | HALIFAX |
| 5 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 August 2016 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | KINGSTON |
| 4 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | KINGSTON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Plympton Village Historic District: 6 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simeone Corp Carver Plant /Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| K F Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| K-F No 2 Pit & Plant | Clay | Producer | ||
| Halifax Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kelleher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Kelleher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plymouth Pit & Plant, Brook St. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southeastern Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Southeastern Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| T L Edwards Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kingston Center Historic District | 5.0 miles | 2002 |
 | Bradford House | 5.2 miles | 2006 |
 | Frederic C. Adams Public Library | 5.2 miles | 2001 |
 | William Sever House | 5.2 miles | 2019 |
| Sampson-White Joiner Shop | 5.8 miles | ||
 | Tom Thumb House | 5.8 miles | 1993 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07000120 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Plymouth County | All 138 listed properties in this county. |
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