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Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth is the only museum devoted entirely to the Pilgrim's story and America’s oldest, continuously-operated museum open to the public.
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Plymouth includes: Barkers, Billington Sea, Cedarville, Chiltonville, Cordage (Seaside), Darby, Ellisville, Gurnet, Manomet, Raymond, Saquis, South Pond Village, Stoney Beach, Vallerville, Wares, Wellingsly, and White Horse Beach.
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1620 - The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England and after a journey of sixty-six days anchors in Plymouth harbor, and the Pilgrims established a settlement.
www.datesandevents.org/ american-timelines/ 21-massachusetts-history-timeline.htm
The landing of the Fathers - Plymouth Dec 22 1620
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Artwork
The "Mayflower" in Plymouth Harbor
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Artwork- 1621 - February 17 - Myles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony
historyorb.com - 1621 - The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plimouth
Edward Winslow was among the group of Pilgrims present at the first Thanksgiving. He describes the scene:
"Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one d...Read MORE... 
The Old Fort and First Meeting-House, on Burial Hill, 1621
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Artwork
Plymouth in 1622
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Artwork- 1635 - August 15 - 1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony
The eye passed between Boston and Plymouth, Mass., and caused a twenty-foot tide in Boston. Gov. William Bradford reported, "It blew down many hundred, thousands of trees," and many houses.
Hurricane timeline: 1495 to 1800
Sun Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
www.sun-sentinel.com...Read MORE... - 1638 - 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass
historyorb.com
June 1, 1638 
The Doten House, 1660
The Oldest House in Plymouth
Photographed around 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Photograph- 1824 - Plymouth Cordage Company founded
Plymouth Cordage Company became the world's largest manufacturer of rope and cordage products. - 1839 - Plymouth
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth county. Chief town. This place is full of interest, it being the oldest settlment by Europeans in New England, and the landing place of our forefathers on the 22d of December, 1620. Its Indian name was Patuxet. Plymouth lies 35 miles S.E. by S. from Boston: N. lat. ...Read MORE... - 1845 - PLYMOUTH. [Pop. 5,281. Inc. 1620.]
Plymouth, the oldest town in the State, was called Patuxet by the Indians, and Plymouth by the Puiitans, in remembrance of Plymouth in England, where the Plymouth Company was formed, and whence the May Flower sailed to bring over the first settlers of this colony.
Plymouth is still one of...Read MORE... 
Samoset House, 1915
The first vacation hotel in Plymouth was the diminutive Samoset House, built by the Old Colony Railroad from 1845 to 1846 as a tourism investment. Situated with a water view near the town center at Court and Samoset streets, this nicely articulated 100-guest structure, marked by its late Greek Revival columns and other elements, met lodging needs for almost a century, falling victim to fire on 29 April 1939.
Summer by the Seaside
The Architecture of New England... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1854 - Plymouth
Plymouth, a post-town, port of entry, and Beat of justice of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, is situated on Plymouth bay, at the southern terminus of the eastern branch of the Old Colony railroad, 37 miles S. by E. from Boston. Lat. 41° 57' 26" N., Ion. 70° 40' 19" W. It is well laid out, and for th...Read MORE... - Plymouth Massachusetts, 1890
PLYMOUTH, ever memorable as the first town settled by Europeans in New England, lies in the southeast part of Plymouth County, 37 miles southeast of Boston by the Plymouth Branch, and 46 by the Shore Line of the Old Colony Railroad. It is a port of entry and the seat of justice for Plymouth County. ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Plymouth
Plymouth, a post-town, port of entry, and capital of Plymouth co., Mass., in a township of the same name, on Plymouth Harbor or Bay, 37 miles S.S.E. of Boston, with which it is connected by the Old Colony Railroad. Lat. 41°57'26" N.; Lon. 70° 40' 19 W. It is the oldest town in New England, and is ce...Read MORE... 
View from Burial Hill showing Church of the Pilgrimage, Plymouth, Mass.
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Town Square, Plymouth, Mass.
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Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Mass.
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Cole's Hill
Cole's Hill is a National Historic Landmark containing the first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. The hill is located on Carver Street near the foot of Leyden Street and across the street from Plymouth Rock.
The hill is named after John Cole who built a house there in 1697.
wikipedia
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Shirley Square
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Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Mass.
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Park Avenue and Railway Station, Plymouth, Mass.
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The Registry Building
Constructed in 1904, the Registry building was an active government facility processing and housing public deed records. In addition, the second floor also served as the land court and is still donning the architectural features of an artisan-crafted courtroom including oak walls and vaulted ceilings... theregistryplymouth.com
Postcard- 1906
Plymouth, a port of entry, capital of Plymouth co., Mass., in a township (town) of the same name, on Plymouth Harbor (or Bay), 37 miles SSE. of Boston, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R... It is the oldest town in New England and is celebrated as the place where the Pilgrim Fathers landed fr...Read MORE... - 1907 - BELATED STORM DESTROYS SHIP FAST ON FLATS - Schooner Lucy E. Goes to Pieces Off Plymouth Coast.
CREW TAKEN OFF BY LIFE SAVERS
Vessels Take Refuge in Harbors - City Soaked By Rain.
Boston's belated storm which had threatened the city and the entire New England coast for several day, materialized yesterday and with such fury that shipping was completely tied up and the city deluged in torr...Read MORE... 
Central Fire Station
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Mabbetts Mills
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Standish Mills
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Town Brook. Site and remains of Pilgrim homes
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Plymouth Rock & Canopy, 1911
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Ardmore Inn, Manomet, Mass.
In 1900, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah A. Keith spruced up the old Manomet House on Point Road and reopened it in June as the Ardmore Inn.
Plymouth, by Donna DeFabio Curtin
Arcadia Publishing, 2011
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Railroad Station
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Main Street, 1920s
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Memorial Hall
Postcard- 1957 - Mayflower II from Plymouth, England, reaches Plymouth Mass
historyorb.com
June 13, 1957
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - The landing of the Fathers - Plymouth Dec 22 1620
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
The landing of the Fathers - Plymouth Dec 22 1620
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Artwork
 (White Island Shores) - The "Mayflower" in Plymouth Harbor
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
The "Mayflower" in Plymouth Harbor
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Artwork
 (White Island Shores) - The Old Fort and First Meeting-House, on Burial Hill, 1621
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
The Old Fort and First Meeting-House, on Burial Hill, 1621
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Artwork
 (White Island Shores) - Plymouth in 1622
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
Plymouth in 1622
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Photograph
 (White Island Shores) - The Doten House, 1660
The Oldest House in Plymouth
Photographed around 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.)
The Doten House, 1660
The Oldest House in Plymouth
Photographed around 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (White Island Shores) - Samoset House, 1915
The first vacation hotel in Plymouth was the diminutive Samoset House, built by the Old Colony Railroad from 1845 to 1846 as a tourism investment. Situated with a water view near the town center at Court and Samoset streets, this nicely articulated 100-guest structure, marked by its late Greek Revival columns and other elements, met lodging needs for almost a century, falling victim to fire on 29 April 1939.
Summer by the Seaside
The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950
By Bryant Franklin Tolles, 2008
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Samoset House, 1915
The first vacation hotel in Plymouth was the diminutive Samoset House, built by the Old Colony Railroad from 1845 to 1846 as a tourism investment. Situated with a water view near the town center at Court and Samoset streets, this nicely articulated 100-guest structure, marked by its late Greek Revival columns and other elements, met lodging needs for almost a century, falling victim to fire on 29 April 1939.
Summer by the Seaside
The Architecture of New England... Read MORE...
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (White Island Shores) - View from Burial Hill showing Church of the Pilgrimage, Plymouth, Mass.)
View from Burial Hill showing Church of the Pilgrimage, Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Town Square, Plymouth, Mass.)
Town Square, Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Mass.)
Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Mass.)
Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Park Avenue and Railway Station, Plymouth, Mass.)
Park Avenue and Railway Station, Plymouth, Mass.
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Cole's Hill
Cole's Hill is a National Historic Landmark containing the first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. The hill is located on Carver Street near the foot of Leyden Street and across the street from Plymouth Rock.
The hill is named after John Cole who built a house there in 1697.
wikipedia
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Cole's Hill
Cole's Hill is a National Historic Landmark containing the first cemetery used by the Mayflower Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. The hill is located on Carver Street near the foot of Leyden Street and across the street from Plymouth Rock.
The hill is named after John Cole who built a house there in 1697.
wikipedia
Read more about John COLE
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Shirley Square)
Shirley Square
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (White Island Shores) - The Registry Building
Constructed in 1904, the Registry building was an active government facility processing and housing public deed records. In addition, the second floor also served as the land court and is still donning the architectural features of an artisan-crafted courtroom including oak walls and vaulted ceilings... theregistryplymouth.com)
The Registry Building
Constructed in 1904, the Registry building was an active government facility processing and housing public deed records. In addition, the second floor also served as the land court and is still donning the architectural features of an artisan-crafted courtroom including oak walls and vaulted ceilings... theregistryplymouth.com
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Central Fire Station)
Central Fire Station
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Mabbetts Mills)
Mabbetts Mills
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Standish Mills)
Standish Mills
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Town Brook. Site and remains of Pilgrim homes)
Town Brook. Site and remains of Pilgrim homes
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Plymouth Rock & Canopy, 1911)
Plymouth Rock & Canopy, 1911
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (White Island Shores) - Ardmore Inn, Manomet, Mass.
In 1900, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah A. Keith spruced up the old Manomet House on Point Road and reopened it in June as the Ardmore Inn.
Plymouth, by Donna DeFabio Curtin
Arcadia Publishing, 2011 )
Ardmore Inn, Manomet, Mass.
In 1900, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah A. Keith spruced up the old Manomet House on Point Road and reopened it in June as the Ardmore Inn.
Plymouth, by Donna DeFabio Curtin
Arcadia Publishing, 2011
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Postcard
 (White Island Shores) - Railroad Station)
Railroad Station
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Main Street, 1920s)
Main Street, 1920s
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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 (White Island Shores) - Memorial Hall)
Memorial Hall
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1620 - The Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England and after a journey of sixty-six days anchors in Plymouth harbor, and the Pilgrims established a settlement.
www.datesandevents.org/ american-timelines/ 21-massachusetts-history-timeline.htm
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History: The Pilgrims Journey Documentary
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1621 - The first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plimouth
Edward Winslow was among the group of Pilgrims present at the first Thanksgiving. He describes the scene:
"Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one... Read MORE...
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1621 - February 17 - Myles Standish appointed 1st commander of Plymouth colony
historyorb.com
Read more about Myles STANDISH
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1635 - August 15 - 1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony
The eye passed between Boston and Plymouth, Mass., and caused a twenty-foot tide in Boston. Gov. William Bradford reported, "It blew down many hundred, thousands of trees," and many houses.
Hurricane timeline: 1495 to 1800
Sun Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale,... Read MORE...
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1638 - 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass
historyorb.com
June 1, 1638
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History of Plymouth, Massachusetts
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1824 - Plymouth Cordage Company founded
Plymouth Cordage Company became the world's largest manufacturer of rope and cordage products.
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1839 - Plymouth
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth county. Chief town. This place is full of interest, it being the oldest settlment by Europeans in New England, and the landing place of our forefathers on the 22d of December, 1620. Its Indian name was Patuxet. Plymouth lies 35 miles S.E. by S. from Boston: N. lat. ... Read MORE...
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1845 - PLYMOUTH. [Pop. 5,281. Inc. 1620.]
Plymouth, the oldest town in the State, was called Patuxet by the Indians, and Plymouth by the Puiitans, in remembrance of Plymouth in England, where the Plymouth Company was formed, and whence the May Flower sailed to bring over the first settlers of this colony.
Plymouth is still one... Read MORE...
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1854 - Plymouth
Plymouth, a post-town, port of entry, and Beat of justice of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, is situated on Plymouth bay, at the southern terminus of the eastern branch of the Old Colony railroad, 37 miles S. by E. from Boston. Lat. 41° 57' 26" N., Ion. 70° 40' 19" W. It is well laid out, and for... Read MORE...
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Plymouth Massachusetts, 1890
PLYMOUTH, ever memorable as the first town settled by Europeans in New England, lies in the southeast part of Plymouth County, 37 miles southeast of Boston by the Plymouth Branch, and 46 by the Shore Line of the Old Colony Railroad. It is a port of entry and the seat of justice for Plymouth County. ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Plymouth
Plymouth, a post-town, port of entry, and capital of Plymouth co., Mass., in a township of the same name, on Plymouth Harbor or Bay, 37 miles S.S.E. of Boston, with which it is connected by the Old Colony Railroad. Lat. 41°57'26" N.; Lon. 70° 40' 19 W. It is the oldest town in New England, and is... Read MORE...
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1906
Plymouth, a port of entry, capital of Plymouth co., Mass., in a township (town) of the same name, on Plymouth Harbor (or Bay), 37 miles SSE. of Boston, on the New York, New Haven and Hartford R... It is the oldest town in New England and is celebrated as the place where the Pilgrim Fathers landed... Read MORE...
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1907 - BELATED STORM DESTROYS SHIP FAST ON FLATS - Schooner Lucy E. Goes to Pieces Off Plymouth Coast.
CREW TAKEN OFF BY LIFE SAVERS
Vessels Take Refuge in Harbors - City Soaked By Rain.
Boston's belated storm which had threatened the city and the entire New England coast for several day, materialized yesterday and with such fury that shipping was completely tied up and the city deluged in... Read MORE...
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1957 - Mayflower II from Plymouth, England, reaches Plymouth Mass
historyorb.com
June 13, 1957
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