Dec 23, 1620: Construction of Plymouth Settlement Begins

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

One week after the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth harbor in present-day Massachusetts, construction of the first permanent European settlement in New England begins. On September 16, the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The…

Dec 18, 1620: Mayflower Passengers Come Ashore at Plymouth Harbor

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

On December 18, 1620, passengers on the British ship Mayflower come ashore at modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts, to begin their new settlement, Plymouth Colony. The famous Mayflower story began in 1606, when a group of reform-minded Puritans in Nottinghamshire, England, founded…