If it weren’t for a series of educational films released in the 70s by Schoolhouse Rock I wouldn’t have cared much about Plymouth, Massachusetts. But, thankfully I watched the video and know everything that matters concerning the founding of our great country. Ha Ha! For those too young, or less knowledgeable than I, here is the video.
A Day in Plymouth, Massachusetts
On Labor Day we headed south about an hour to Plymouth. It was a good day for a road trip since it was overcast with occasional sprinkles of rain. I figured that if it rained too much we would just do a driving tour of Plymouth, but thankfully that was not the case. Enjoy these highlights from our adventures.
A local, delicious place for breakfast before taking in all the historical sites.Supposedly this is “Plymouth Rock”. It is located on the shore of Plymouth Harbor, and reputed to be the very spot where William Bradford, an early governor of Plymouth colony, and other Pilgrims first set foot on land in 1620. I think they are afraid Plymouth Rock will escape during the night. Ha Ha! It’s sort of a temple-like prison.Yes, that’s the Mayflower behind us….well, maybe a replica of the Mayflower.The Richard Sparrow House is the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636.The Jabez Howland House was built in 1667, and purchased by Jabez Howland, son of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley Howland, two of the original Pilgrims. His parents lived with him. So this house actually was lived in by Pilgrims from the Mayflower!There are many notable graves in the cemetery. Thankfully they marked a few, like this one of the first governor of the colony, William Bradford.The “Pilgrim Mother” statue expresses faith, devotion and strength of endurance in a great cause and for a great principle. It was gifted to Plymouth in 1920 by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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