Plymouth Rock

Name: Plymouth Rock
Address: 57 Water Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 02360, United States

Place Categories: Outdoor Marker Museum - SecularPlace Tags: Pilgrim

A group of separtists sought to worship God as guided by their conscience. Known as the Pilgrims, they left England for the Netherlands, but soon their religious freedoms were threatened again by the king they had left. Would the New World be their destination? It would be a dangeorus voyage – and even more deadly if they arrived!

In 1620 they set sail from England in the Mayflower, and arrived not in Virginia, but on Cape Cod. Unable to head south, they headed inland, and arrived at the traditional site of Plymouth Rock.

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William Bradford Statue

287 feet

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Back near the waterfront is the statue of the Pilgrim’s Governor, William Bradford. Bradford was the among the first to sign the Mayflower Compact, the first constitution for self-government. His journal, Of Plymouth Plantation, is the record of the challenges and adventures of this brave band of settlers. Related Read more...

Church of the Pilgrimage

0.21 miles

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In 1801, the Church of the Pilgrimage broke off from the First Parish Church in Plymouth in the Unitarian Controversy. The Congregationalists formed this church, which later became part of the United Church of Christ. On the front of the church is this plaque: This tablet is inscribed in grateful memory of the Pilgrims and of their successors who Read more...

First Parish Church in Plymouth

0.23 miles

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The Pilgrims who gathered first in Scrooby, then moved to the Netherlands, then they worshipped together in the Mayflower as they sailed in 1620. Their meetinghouse was the fort (depicted at Plimoth Plantation but originally located on Burial Hill), then moved down the hill to the current location. In 1801, the Trinitarians left in the split (identifying with the theological Read more...

William Bradford Grave

0.24 miles

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William Bradford, signer of the Mayflower Compact, and Governor of Plymouth Colony for over thirty years. His memoir, Of Plimoth Plantation, preserves the history of the Pilgrim migration. Related Read more...

Cenotaph of Elder William Brewster

0.24 miles

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William Brewster was pastor to the Pilgrims during and after the Mayflower Voyage. The only University-trained member of the voyage, he was the spiritual leader of the group. The Pilgrim Voyage is the subject of the Brinkman Adventures series: Freedom. Related Read more...