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  2. Plymouth Colony - Wikipedia

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    Plymouth Colony (sometimes Plimouth) was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 and the third permanent English colony in America, after Newfoundland and the Jamestown Colony. It was settled by the passengers on the Mayflower at a location that had previously been surveyed and named by Captain John Smith.

  3. Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony) - Wikipedia

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    The star marks the approximate location of the Plymouth Colony. Plymouth Rock commemorates the landing of the Mayflower in 1620. Continuing westward, the shallop's mast and rudder were broken by storms and the sail was lost. They rowed for safety, encountering the harbor formed by Duxbury and Plymouth barrier beaches. They remained at this spot ...

  4. Mayflower Compact - Wikipedia

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    The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the Mayflower , consisting of Separatist Puritans , adventurers, and tradesmen.

  5. From the landing on Plymouth Rock to the harmonious feast with the native Wampanoags, the story about the Pilgrims is rife with myth and inaccuracy. Pilgrim myths: Don’t believe everything your ...

  6. Mayflower Compact signatories - Wikipedia

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    His writings of early Plymouth Colony are important historic documents. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Edward Winslow - A gentleman from a well-off family who was prominent in the Separatist church in Leiden and involved with Brewster in printing anti-Anglican church religious tracts.

  7. History of Plymouth - Wikipedia

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    With its natural harbour and open access to the Atlantic, the town found wealth and a national strategic importance during the establishment of British naval dominance in the colonisation of the New World. In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers departed from Plymouth to establish the second English colony in America.

  8. Of Plymouth Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Of Plymouth Plantation is a journal that was written over a period of years by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. It is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the colony which they founded.

  9. The Immigrant History of Thanksgiving Dinner - AOL

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    Scripps News headed to Plymouth to learn about the immigrant history of the Thanksgiving dinner. ... William Bradford, called for a celebration. At the time, the colony had some Native American ...