We are located on Rte 3 south bound at exit 2. We are 3
miles from the Cape Cod Canal and the Sagamore Bridge. Our home is the second
highest elevation on the east coast on the ocean, only Cadillac Mountain in
ME is higher in elevation. Our home sits directly on a bluff overlooking the
ocean below. Our home has a complete view of all of Cape Cod and Cape Cod
Bay from almost every window. From
our home you can be on Cape Cod in minutes and in Plymouth in minutes. If
you want to travel into Boston you can go by car, commuter rail or bus and
be there in 45 minutes or less. There are walking trails, bike trails, hiking.
kayaking, fishing, swimming, sandy beaches, boating, shopping, fabulous restaurants
that offer the best and freshest sea food caught locally. Tour historic Plymouth (10 minutes). Find special shops, antiques, and
hand made items in Cape Cod and Plymouth. Walk along the coastline, swim,
sun, and build sand castles. Hunt for bargains at designer outlets, five minutes
from the house or take the ferry to Provincetown (P-Town).
Plymouth
Plantation
Visit Living history in America’s home town a slice of
history as it was in the 1600’s
Plymouth Plantation is a must see.
America’s
Home Town
People come from all over the work to see
where the Pilgrims came in Plymouth’s
historical past.
This famous rock marks
the spot where the Pilgrims first set foot in the New World in their quest for
religious freedom and tolerance, while holding the high ideal of building a
country that would stand as a light on the hill, a beacon of Godliness to the
world.
Information by Discover our Town
Plymouth is a coastal community in southeastern Massachusetts,
approximately 5 miles north of the Cape Cod Canal. It is the seat of Plymouth
County, and has the largest area of any town in the Commonwealth. For most
of its existence, Plymouth was an isolated seacoast area where economic fortunes
were linked to the sea and shipping. The site of the original 1620 settlement
is now a portion of today's Downtown/Harbor District. It is located in southeastern
Massachusetts, bordered by Bourne on the south, Wareham on the southwest,
Carver on the west, Kingston on the north, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east.
Plymouth is 24 miles southeast of Brockton; 37 miles southeast of Boston;
44 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island; and 219 miles from New York City.
Tours
of Plymouth
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Betty Ann’s Tours of
Plymouth, Inc. |
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Colonial Lantern Tours |
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Dead of Night Ghost
Tours |
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Happy Trails Tours and
Transport |
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Plymouth Rock Trolley
Company |
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Water
Activities
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Captain John Boats |
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Captain Tim Brady Charter Fishing |
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Plymouth Charters |
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Golf in the Area Squirrel Run |
http://www.squirrelrungolf.com/
Crosswinds Golf
Southern Marsh
Waverly Oaks
Whale Watching
Everywhere
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Whale watching
allows humans a close encounter with large marine mammals. |
The Cape Cod Canal
The
primary purpose of the Cape Cod Canal is to provide a safe navigation channel
for vessels seeking the shorter and safer Canal route thru the isthmus of Cape
Cod. On average the Canal saves 135 miles of open sea travel out around the tip
of Cape Cod. Since 1928 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has operated the
waterway toll free to vessels adequately powered for Canal Passage.
Recreation along the Canal
Bicycling and Walking
Ship Watching
Fishing
Interpretive Services
Boating
Swimming
Hiking Trails
Marina Services
Canal Access Points
Camping
Must see historical
sites Plymouth MA
PLYMOUTH ROCK
– Sometimes called the Cornerstone of the Nation, Plymouth Rock is one of the
most widely known historical landmarks in the United States. Guides dressed as
Pilgrims tell the story. For the best documented information on Plymouth Rock,
ask for the pamphlet by Rose Briggs when you visit Pilgrim Hall. It tells the complete
story in detail, and you'll be an expert on the subject.
MAYFLOWER
II – This 16th century ship is not the
original, long since lost. Mayflower II is a well-researched replica built from
the same Devon oak in Brixham, England. It was sailed here by Captain Allan
Villiers in 1957 as an international good-will project. Mayflower II is painted
in colors derived from illuminated manuscripts of the period and believed to be
authentic. The ship is now owned by Plimoth Plantation, a non-profit
educational foundation dedicated to perpetuation of Pilgrim lore. Well trained
guides tell you the story of the voyage and point out interesting details.
Don't get excited about the flag flying at the masthead – it's the British
Union Jack of the era of 1620. Because Mayflower II is not registered as a ship
but an historical exhibit, the Union Jack of the period is flown as a matter of
historical accuracy. The United States flag was not designed until over 157
years later.
FIRST HOUSE
and 1627 HOUSE – The two houses
located between the Rock and Mayflower II are typical of the period 1620-1627
and show the progress in methods of construction during the first seven years
of the colony.
COLE'S HILL
– Across from the Plymouth Rock canopy, climb the stairs to where the Pilgrims
buried their dead in unmarked graves during their first terrible winter. They
obliterated all traces of the graves so that the Indians would not know how greatly
their company had diminished.
THE SARCOPHAGUS
– This tomb contains bones of the first settlers which were washed out of the
hillside by rainstorms before the streets were paved and the hill landscaped.
The area was an Indian cornfield in 1620.
MASSASOIT STATUE
– Massasoit was Chief of the Wampanoag Indians. He befriended the Pilgrims and
helped them to survive the first winter. The Wampanoags survive today in the
Mashpee area on Cape Cod.
The HEDGE HOUSE
– About a block from Mayflower II on Water Street, you'll find the Antiquarian
House. It was built in 1809 and purchased by Thomas Hedge, a Plymouth merchant
whose family occupied the home for nearly a hundred years.
PILGRIM
MONUMENT and PARK – On the summit of a hill behind the
town stands the 81-foot Pilgrim Monument. A heroic figure of Faith, pointing to
heaven, stands on a massive granite pedestal. Below are seated Liberty with
Peace flourishing under her protection and Tyranny overthrown by her power; Law
attended by Justice and Mercy; Education, with Wisdom on one side and Youth led
by experience on the other; and Morality who holds the Commandments in her left
hand and the scroll of revelation in her right. She is situated between a prophet
and an evangelist.
PILGRIM HALL
– This fine old museum is the headquarters of the Pilgrim Society. Built in
1824, it houses the actual possessions of the Pilgrims including Myles
Standish's swords, the "great chairs" of Governor Bradford and Elder
Brewster, one of the original Pilgrim hats and the only one in existence, and
the only painting of a Mayflower passenger, Edward Winslow.
SPOONER HOUSE 1749
– Located on North Street, near Cole's Hill or a half-block from Main Street,
is the Spooner house, maintained by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society. The
Spooner family lived there until the death of James Spooner in 1954. He left
the house and its undisturbed accumulation of treasures and trivia over a
200-year period for use as a museum
FIRST CHURCH
-In the center of Plymouth, you will see the great stone church at the head of
Leyden Street. This is the fourth church building to occupy this precise spot.
The first church building in Plymouth was built in 1648 and located just across
the corner of the Square. Before 1648 services were held in the Fort and
Meeting House at the top of Burial Hill.
BURIAL HILL
– Within easy walking distance of First Church is Burial Hill, located in back
and up the stone stairway. It's a lovely quiet spot with a magnificent view, appreciated
by Myles Standish, the Pilgrim's Military Commander. Standish located the first
Pilgrim fort there, commanding the harbor entrance with cannon. The two cannons
now on the hill were presented by the British Government. Most town souvenir
shops carry a booklet which details the epitaphs to be found on the gravestones
on the hill. To the north you will notice a small red brick structure. This was
the magazine, a storage place for gunpowder.
OLD COURT HOUSE
– As you come down the hill from First Church, you will see a white frame
building on your right. This was built before the revolution, in 1749. It
served as the first Court House of Plymouth County, which then included Cape
Cod and a good piece of Southeastern Massachusetts.
SPARROW HOUSE
– Around the corner from the first town house, to your right, and a short
distance up Summer Street, you will find the Richard Sparrow house, possibly
the oldest house in Plymouth.
BREWSTER GARDENS
– Back down the hill at the foot of Leyden Street and to your right, lies one
of the loveliest spots in Plymouth -Brewster Gardens. Here, in Town Brook, the
Indians caught the herring which they taught the Pilgrims to place in each hill
of corn for fertilizer. Thus the Pilgrims produced the abundant crop which
resulted in the Thanksgiving celebration of 1622 from which our national
holiday has developed. Here also grew the reeds used by the Pilgrims for
thatching their first buildings. Look for the Pilgrim Maiden statue.
LEYDEN STREET
– The street stretching from Brewster Gardens to First Church is Leyden Street,
named for Leyden in Holland, a refuge place for Pilgrims during their
persecutions. This is the original Plymouth Street. The tablets on the houses
will give you a better appreciation of Plimoth Plantation and the accuracy of
the Plantation's topography which matches almost exactly that of Leyden Street.
This street was originally paved with cobblestones which we understand lie
under the present pavement.
HOWLAND HOUSE, 1666
– The only house now standing in Plymouth where Pilgrims are known to have
lived is the Howland House. Historian William T. Davis says "Owned and
occupied by Jabez Howland before the death of his father and mother, it is fair
to presume that its floors have been trodden by those two passengers of the
Mayflower, and that its walls have listened to their voices." Now owned by
the Pilgrim John Howland Society and furnished to the period, the house is open
for tours. Hostesses in Pilgrim costume guide you.
HARLOW – OLD FORT HOUSE
– Here you can "shake hands with the Pilgrim Fathers"by reaching up
and touching the hand-hewn beams of Pilgrim workmanship from which the house
was built. These beams came from the first Pilgrim fort at the crest of what is
now Burial Hill. When the fort was dismantled after King Philip's War in 1677,
the timbers were given by the town to Sergeant William Harlow to frame his new
house. He moved in with his family of ten and worked as a cooper and farmer.
Costumed guides give 30 minute tours and demonstrate daily activities of
Colonial life, which may include spinning, weaving, hearthside cooking, or
dipping beeswax candles.
PLIMOTH PLANTATION
– 21/2 miles south of Plymouth Rock on Rt. 3A, is Plimoth Plantation, a
re-creation of the village established by the Pilgrims as it appeared during
the first few years of its existence. This is one of the outstanding historical
reproductions in the United States. Each winter, guides at Plimoth Plantation
must take special courses in Pilgrim lore in order to serve you during the
summer and answer your questions. You'll find that they are well informed and
enjoy their work. Allow about an hour for the visit. The spelling of Plimoth,
with an "i" is in keeping with ancient records and early maps.
JOHN ALDEN HOUSE MUSEUM,
Duxbury, MA. – Built in 1653, this was the family home of the descendants of
John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. It is open to visitors from mid-May to
October.
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