Serving Plymouth, MA

Plymouth, MA Fun Facts

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• Plymouth's primary industry was agriculture at the beginning of the 19th century and is the largest municipality in Massachusetts by area.

• The name of the ship Mayflower came from the English city of the same name, where the Mayflower departed for America.

• in 1620, Plymouth is where New England was first established and one of the oldest municipalities in the United States.

• Plymouth is known for celebrating the First Thanksgiving feast.

• Throughout the 19th century, Plymouth Cordage Company is the world's largest ropemaking company in Plymouth

• Plymouth, MA Pilgrim Hall Museum is the oldest operating museum in the United States.

• The early colony of the Plymouth area survives the first winter with the help of Native American tribes due to a lack of food and shelter.

• The Plymouth Rock inscribed with 1620, is the disembarkation site of the Pilgrims.

• There is a sarcophagus that rests on the top of Cole's Hill containing the bones of the 51 Pilgrims who died in the winter of 1620.