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Visit Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Plimoth Plantation is about an hour from Boston, MA, and about the same from Providence, RI. A visit works well as a day trip but there are plenty of hotels and motels in the Plymouth area so it won't be a problem to stay overnight. Do plan on spending at the very least a few hours there as a big part of the charm and education of Plimoth Plantation is what you will learn from the residents, all of whom will be only too happy to tell you what life was like in early America. The entire area is steeped in early American history and it can be equally fascinating for children and adults.
Contacting Plimoth Plantation:
Plimoth Plantation
Route 3a, Plymouth, MA 02360
(508) 746-1622
Plymouth Rock
As rocks go, this is hardly the most impressive that one might ever see. Plymouth Rock is really surprisingly small but it marks the beginning of a story that grew farther and faster than any other in human history.
Crow's Nest of the Mayflower
The Mayflower was a tiny little vessel and it's almost a miracle that it ever survived the treacherous North Atlantic to get the settlers to the new home in America.
This isn't the original Mayflower but historical research was performed to make sure it was duplicated as closely as possible. The Mayflower is docked about 4.5 miles from Plimoth Plantation.
Imagine the feeling of the sailor in the Crow's Nest when he first sighted America!
Mayflower Sailor
This is one of the men who sailed the Mayflower to the New World.
Imagine the stories he had to tell and consider how salty they must have seemed to his passengers.
Plimoth Carpenter
One of the first tasks facing the new Americans was finding a safe place to stay. Consider for a moment how daunting it must have been for them to stand on the shore for the first time with no home but the ship until they built the shelter themselves.
Wooden Chimney
This is one of the houses of the Plimoth Plantation. The Habitat for Humanity project we know today is something like the Plantation as the entire community would get the project started and the family would finish it.
Plimoth Houses
Here is another look at some of the houses in the Plimoth Plantation. The thatched roof is quite thick and is designed so that water will drain off to the side of the house but imagine how it must have leaked in a heavy New England rainstorm.
View of the Sea
Despite the hardships and dangers they faced, there must have been times when they gasped in wonder at the extraordinary beauty of the view of the ocean.
Cannon
Half a dozen or so cannon were used to defend the Plimoth Plantation. Small wooden doors could be opened to fire the cannon and then closed while the cannon was reloaded. In a time that was virtually silent relative to today, the thunder of these cannon must have been absolutely terrifying.
Young Man in Maroon Trousers
This is another of the residents of Plimoth Plantation, a young man with many a story to tell of the development of the Plantation.
Young Man in Blue Jacket
Here is a young man who is raising his family in Plimoth Plantation and hopefully many of them will survive to look back proudly on their extraordinary heritage.
Young Woman
This young lady has not yet married but she has developed a fancy for one of the young men of the Plantation. Here she is taking a moment to speak of him and her dreams for the future.