The Pilgrim Sacarphogous

The pilgrims buried their dead at night with no markers because they did not want the Native People to know how many had died. The bones found in their first burial hill are interred here.

Days 19 & 20

September 21st 2010
Happy First Day of Fall from Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, We woke to a howling, cold North Wind: a gift from Hurricane Igor. So, it was a perfect day for returning to Plymouth and a visit to Pilgrim Hall. I appreciated the effort that Pilgrim Hall has put into correcting the stereotypes started by Longfellow and perpetuated through the Colonialist Revival era of a white-washed history pa ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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