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The Mayflower

The Mayflower at Sea, Copyrighted and Published by A. S. Burbank
The Mayflower at Sea, Copyrighted and Published by A. S. Burbank

Painting Info

Artist: Unknown

Source: A. S. Burbank. Plymouth, Massachusetts

Related Events

  • 1620-08-15 Mayflower sets sail from Southampton, England, with 102 Pilgrims
  • 1620-09-16 The Mayflower departs Plymouth, England, with 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew for the New World [O.S. Sep 6]
  • 1620-11-09 After a month of delays off the English coast and about two months at sea, the Mayflower spots land (Cape Cod)
  • 1620-11-11 Mayflower Pilgrims make their first landing in America, at Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts
  • 1620-11-11 Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod, the 1st framework of government in the territory that is now the USA [N.S. Nov 21]
  • 1620-11-19 The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast
  • 1620-12-11 Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [NS: Dec 21]
  • 1620-12-21 Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts [OS: Dec 11] [some sources disagree, and OS/NS adds to confusion, could be +/- several days]
  • 1621-04-05 Mayflower sails from Plymouth, Massachusetts on a return trip to England


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