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On September 16, 1620, the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World. From the article:
"In September 1620, a merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England. Normally, the Mayflower’s cargo was wine and dry goods, but on this trip the ship carried passengers: 102 of them, all hoping to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. Nearly 40 of these passengers were Protestant Separatists—they called themselves “Saints”—who hoped to establish a new church in the New World. Today, we often refer to the colonists who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower as 'Pilgrims.'”
"In September 1620, a merchant ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, a port on the southern coast of England. Normally, the Mayflower’s cargo was wine and dry goods, but on this trip the ship carried passengers: 102 of them, all hoping to start a new life on the other side of the Atlantic. Nearly 40 of these passengers were Protestant Separatists—they called themselves “Saints”—who hoped to establish a new church in the New World. Today, we often refer to the colonists who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower as 'Pilgrims.'”
The Mayflower
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To the surprise of many, rhe next stop was what is now Provincetown on Cape Cod not Plymouth. The beach where the Pilgrims first encountered Native Americans was in the town where I grew up. https://www.easthamhistoricalsociety.org/site-of-the-first-encounter
Site of the First Encounter | Eastham Historical Society
A tablet on the knoll at the north end of First Encounter Beach marks the location of the first encounter between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans. While the Mayflower remained in Provincetown, Captain Myles Standish and his party explored along Cape Cod Bay. While camped here they were surprised by a group of Nausets; arrows flew and shots were fired, but no harm resulted.
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SGT (Join to see) You have to give these folks credit for their bravery. That took guts to set out for a new life in a new land unknown to most everyone on their side of the pond.
Excellent history share.
Excellent history share.
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