Plymouth

Plymouth

On Saturday we set out for Plymouth, Massachusetts, home of the first pilgrim settlement. Although the Mayflower originally landed in Provincetown, they decided on Plymouth for their settlement. Of course, there is the famous Plymouth Rock to see but many other interesting things, as well.

Our first stop was the Pilgrim Museum. They have many artifacts dating back to the initial landing of the Mayflower and their lives in Plymouth. After the museum we went aboard the Mayflower II. This is a replica of the original Mayflower that was built in England in 1956 and sailed from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Ma in 1957.

We also walked through the cemetery from the original settlement with many Mayflower passengers buried there.

The famous Plymouth Rock

Pilgrim museum
A 1604 deed to the home of Mayflower passengers William & Mary Brewster
The story behind the above deed
A corset worn by Mary Brewster
Gravestone of the daughter of a Mayflower passenger couple. She died in 1714
The Geneva bible. One of the first printed English translations of the bible. From 1592
The King James version of the bible from 1620

Some weapons brought over on the Mayflower

Tools that date back as far as 10,000 years ago
A list of the Mayflower passengers
A beaver hat dating back to the early 1600’s
A shoe worn by women coming over on the Mayflower
Pretty interesting map of early sailings
The Mayflower II

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