First colonized in 1633 under the name of “Bare Cove,” the community was named after the English village of Hingham two years later. Fleeing religious persecution, many of its early settlers including Abraham Lincoln’s ancestor Samuel Lincoln came from this part of England. The town of Hingham continues to charm residents and visitors with its landmarks and traces of its long history. Built in 1681, the Old Ship Church is the oldest continuously used house of worship in the United States and the only remaining 17th-century Puritan meeting house in New England.
