Plympton's Deborah Sampson was the only woman to serve in uniform during the Revolutionary War. A descendant of Myles Standish, Deborah disguised herself as "Private Robert Shurtleff" and served in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment of Foot until her secret was discovered. A plaque on Plympton Town Green honors Sampson, who was designated the "official heroine of Massachusetts" in 1983.

Residents of Plympton say that driving into the center of this Plymouth County town is like taking a step back into simpler times, and they would not have it any other way. Historic houses share the main street with a gas station, farm stand, restaurant and a graveyard.