Plymouth to celebrate role in Revolutionary fervor - Plymouth Independent

Plymouth to celebrate role in Revolutionary fervor - Plymouth Independent

Long before the Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence, Plymouth was already a hot bed of revolutionary fervor. Patriots had hauled a chunk of Plymouth Rock to Town Square to protest British taxation without representation and exchanged cannon fire with a Royal Navy warship entering the harbor. Those still loyal to the Crown were leaving the community for fear of reprisals and at least two radical residents strongly advocate…