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AMERICA’S HOMETOWN Since 1620, Plymouth HISTORIC PLYMOUTH has been a great destination. Against a vibrant back- drop of beaches, boats and harbor, explore the town ollow the footsteps of history and trace the where history comes alive. past in Plymouth. Starting at Plymouth Rock, Fwander up and down the tiny side streets TRACE THE PAST Visit engaging museums that depicted on the map. You will find homes and tell the fascinating story of the Pilgrims. Board the museums that celebrate Plymouth’s rich historic full-scale reproduction of the Mayflower. Step into past from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as the humble dwellings of the early settlers. Amble through the elegant homes of their 18th century well as charming lanes, abundant gardens, and descendants. delightful neighborhoods. Take a side trip (by car, bus or trolley) from the center of CELEBRATE THE PRESENT Wander along the town and stroll through waterfront, a bustling kaleidoscope of activity. Visit the living history the unique shops along North Street, Main Street museum at Plimoth and Court Street. Take a harbor cruise or go whale- Plantation. On watching for the sheer thrill of it. Head to a local your return to restaurant to sample delicious fresh seafood or other the center of local specialties. Plymouth, take in RETURN TO NATURE Forests, ponds and cran- the sites around Town berry bogs abound here. Bike trails and walkways Square and those invite exploration of Plymouth’s natural beauty. a little north, on Miles of beaches beckon visitors for sunning, swim- Court Street and the ming and quiet walks by the sea. It’s all here, every AMERICA’S HOMETOWN waterfront. Wind season of the year in Plymouth. up your tour aboard the Mayflower II, HISTORIC anchored near Plymouth Rock where your journey through DOWNTOWN & WATERFRONT Plymouth’s past began. Take your Produced by the Plymouth Historic Alliance, time and enjoy the unique flavor of Plymouth on funded by the Town of Plymouth Promotion Fund. TAKE A REAL VACATION this walking tour of America’s Hometown. 11. Town Training Green 16. Richard Sparrow House (1640) The Training Green was held as common land from the Plymouth’s oldest restored house. Discover the best in times of the early Plymouth colonists. Shortly after the American craft in the adjoining gallery. Pottery made on 1869 Civil War monument was erected on the Green the premises. A fine selection of handcrafted jewelry, glass, Nathaniel Morton and Frederick Law Olmstead Sr. paintings and works in wood by over 100 artists. landscaped the area as a park. 42 Summer Street 508-747-1240 Sandwich Street www.sparrowhouse.com Fee Open daily except Wednesday April 1 – Dec. 24 12. Harlow Old Fort House (1677) Costumed interpreters guide you through the homestead 17. Jenney Grist Mill built by Sgt. William Harlow in 1677, and restored and The Jenney Grist Mill is a living history museum located furnished by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society in the on the site of the oldest mill in the country built in 1636 1920s. Visitors may see demonstrations of period cooking, by Pilgrim John Jenney. Visitors can take a guided historic spinning, and weaving, and learn to dip candles or card, tour of the mill given by the costumed miller or watch as spin and weave wool in the Heritage Crafts Center. whole corn is ground into cornmeal at a corn-grinding 119 Sandwich Street 508-746-0012 exhibit. Ice cream and gift shops on site. Free parking. 21. Pilgrim Mother Statue Open for special events. 6 Spring Lane 508-747-4544 Given by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Please call for seasonal hours. Open April – November Fee sculpted by Paul O. Jennewein, and designed by McKim, www.jenneygristmill.com Mead and White for the 1921 Tercentenary celebration. 13. Plimoth Plantation Water & North Streets Plimoth Plantation™ is a private, non-profit living history 18. Burial Hill museum. Founded in 1947, the museum incorporates Site of the Pilgrims’ first fort and meeting house, with 22. Site of Original Settlement three major open-air exhibits: 1627 Pilgrim Village, gravestones from the 17th-19th centuries. Magnificent view The first houses erected by the Pilgrims stood on this Hobbamock’s Wampanoag Indian Homesite, and of Plymouth harbor, beaches and surrounding countryside. “First Street” – now Leyden Street. (Leyden was the town Mayflower II, as well as other exhibits and attractions such as School Street in Holland where many of the Pilgrims lived before the Carriage House Crafts Center and the Museum Shops. leaving for the new world.) Look for plaques on some of Warren Avenue 508-746-1622 19. Pilgrim Hall Museum (1824) the buildings for the locations of the original lots and Open April 1 – Dec. 1 Fee The newly renovated and expanded Pilgrim hall, America’s their owners. www.plimoth.org oldest continuously operating museum (1824), exhibits Leyden Street authentic Pilgrim possessions such as the cradle of 14. 1749 Court House & Museum Peregrine White, William Brewster’s great chair, William 23. The oldest wooden courthouse in America, which has Bradford’s Bible and the only portrait of a Pilgrim (Edward Full scale re-creation of the Pilgrim ship, built in served as the County Court, Registry of Deeds and Town Winslow) actually painted from life. 15-minute video England and sailed to Plymouth in 1957. Costumed role House, is today a museum of early Plymouth. orientation to Plymouth history. players and uniformed staff provide information on both Town Square 508-830-4075 75 Court Street 508-746-1620 the historic vessel and its modern counterpart. Open daily June – September Free [email protected] www.pilgrimhall.org State Pier 508-746-1622 Open daily February – December Fee Open April 1 – Dec. 1 Fee 15. Town Square www.plimoth.org Town Square was the focal point for Plymouth’s civic, 20. Hedge House Museum (1809) religious and commercial affairs from 1620 until after World Grand Federal-era mansion built and lived in by Plymouth 24. National Monument to the Forefathers (1889) War II. First Parish Church (1899) – the congregation merchants and ship owners; now operated by the Plymouth The largest free-standing granite statue in the world, brought to America in 1620 by the Pilgrims – is the oldest Antiquarian Society. Features China Trade treasures, the figure of Faith is 216 times life size. Built by the continually active congregation in the country. This is American furnishings, toys, costumes, and changing exhibits Pilgrim Society, the monument also has other figures the congregation’s sixth meetinghouse. Church of the from the Society’s collections. representing the virtues of the Pilgrims. The design Pilgrimage (1840) was formed after First Church moved to 126 Water Street 508-746-0012 (1859) predates the similar Statue of Liberty. Unitarianism. The white wooden meetinghouse is a splendid Open for annual special events. Fee Allerton Street example of the simple traditional New England church. Please call for seasonal hours.
DISCOVER PLYMOUTH America’s Hometown Since 1620
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1. Plymouth Rock 9. Pilgrim Maiden Statue 16. Richard Sparrow House (1640) 2. William Bradford Statue 10. Howland House (1667) 17. Jenney Grist Mill 3. Coles Hill 11. Town Training Green 18. Burial Hill 4. Massasoit Statue 12. Harlow Old Fort House (1677) 19. Pilgrim Hall Museum (1824) 5. Spooner House (1749) 13. Plimoth Plantation 20. Hedge House Museum (1809) 6. Mayfl ower Society House Museum (1754-1898) 14. 1749 Court House & Museum 21. Pilgrim Mother Statue 7. Town Brook 15. Town Square 22. Site of Original Settlement 8. Immigrant Monument 23.