December 18, 1620
PILGRIMS ARRIVE AT PLYMOUTH
Plymouth, Massachusetts (JFK+50) Saints & strangers from the English merchant ship Mayflower came ashore here at Plymouth today.
The group, made up of 102 men, women & children, include a number of separatists who have broken with the Church of England and wish to start life anew in America.
The Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor
Painting by William Halsall (1882)
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The Mayflower departed England on September 6 & on November 11 landed at Cape Cod where 41 male passengers signed an agreement known as the Mayflower Compact.
In signing the Compact, the men pledged themselves to submit to a government & agree to abide by the laws of the colony.
PILGRIMS ARRIVE AT PLYMOUTH
Plymouth, Massachusetts (JFK+50) Saints & strangers from the English merchant ship Mayflower came ashore here at Plymouth today.
The group, made up of 102 men, women & children, include a number of separatists who have broken with the Church of England and wish to start life anew in America.
The Mayflower at Plymouth Harbor
Painting by William Halsall (1882)
Library of Congress Image
The Mayflower departed England on September 6 & on November 11 landed at Cape Cod where 41 male passengers signed an agreement known as the Mayflower Compact.
In signing the Compact, the men pledged themselves to submit to a government & agree to abide by the laws of the colony.
Signing the Mayflower Compact
Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
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Painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Library of Congress Image
