<Ul> <Li> Plymouth, the shire town of the county and capital of the colony . This was the original 1620 settlement of the Mayflower Pilgrims, and continued as the largest and most significant settlement in the colony until its dissolution in 1691 . </Li> <Li> Bridgewater, purchased from Massasoit by Myles Standish, and originally named Duxburrow New Plantation, it was incorporated as Bridgewater in 1656 . </Li> <Li> Duxbury, founded by Myles Standish, it was incorporated in 1637 . Other notable residents of Duxbury included John Alden, William Brewster, and Governor Thomas Prence . </Li> <Li> Marshfield, settled 1632, incorporated 1640 . Home to Governor Edward Winslow . Also home to Josiah Winslow, who was governor of the colony during King Philip's War, and to Peregrine White, the first English child born in New England . </Li> <Li> Middleborough, incorporated 1669 as Middleberry . Named for its location as the halfway point on the journey from Plymouth to Mount Hope, the Wampanoag capital . </Li> <Li> Scituate, settled 1628 and incorporated 1636 . The town was the site of a major attack by King Philip's forces in 1676 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Plymouth, the shire town of the county and capital of the colony . This was the original 1620 settlement of the Mayflower Pilgrims, and continued as the largest and most significant settlement in the colony until its dissolution in 1691 . </Li> <Li> Bridgewater, purchased from Massasoit by Myles Standish, and originally named Duxburrow New Plantation, it was incorporated as Bridgewater in 1656 . </Li> <Li> Duxbury, founded by Myles Standish, it was incorporated in 1637 . Other notable residents of Duxbury included John Alden, William Brewster, and Governor Thomas Prence . </Li>

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