Pilgrim Memorial Monument & Bronze Tablet, Provincetown, MA
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| The 252-foot high monument on Town Hill commemorates the landing of the Pilgrims at Cape Cod on November 11, 1620. The bronze tablet inscription, written by Dr. Charles W. Eliot, details the Mayflower's arrival on November 21, 1620, the signing of the Mayflower Compact by 41 adult males, establishing a civil body politic and the first charter of a democratic government. It also notes the birth of Peregrine White, death of Dorothy Bradford, and the search for a permanent colony, symbolizing principles of civil and religious liberty. |
