A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. 20 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1886.
One of 138 National Register listings published here for Plymouth County · listed in 1966 · category: Site · a National Historic Landmark.
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 108 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 309 fires within 5 miles of Cole's Hill between 2006 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 206 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 59 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 28 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 7 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 6 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 5 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | PLYMOUTH |
| 28 September 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.2 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | KINGS PLAIN FIRE |
| 27 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | KINGSTON |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cole's Hill: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Construction Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Plymouth Pit & Plant Wethers Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Plymouth Village Historic District | under 500 feet | 1982 |
| Plymouth Rock | under 500 feet | 1970 | |
 | Plymouth Post Office Building | under 500 feet | 1986 |
 | Old County Courthouse | 0.1 miles | 1972 |
 | First Parish Church of Plymouth | 0.2 miles | 2014 |
 | MAYFLOWER II (square-rigged sailing ship) | 0.2 miles | 2020 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 66000142 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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