Plimoth Plantation
Plimoth Plantation is a living open air museum in Plymouth , Massachusetts .
In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers landed with 101 people on the Mayflower on the coast of what is now Massachusetts and founded the Plymouth Colony . Their first settlement arose not far from the coast.
This settlement was rebuilt from 1947 as the Plimoth Plantation Museum by the Boston stockbroker Henry Hornblower II. For this purpose, the village of the Pilgrim Fathers four kilometers away from Plymouth was reconstructed in a speculative manner corresponding to the time 1627, since no significant traces had been preserved. In this museum village, showmen live as they did in the 17th century, the houses have been rebuilt, animals bred back and even the smallest details reconstructed. The performers speak in an English dialect that is far from American. In this way, visitors can immerse themselves in real life over 350 years ago.
A Wampanoag Indian settlement is also part of the museum, in which today's Indians (not in 17th century clothing, but in traditional clothing) depict and explain the life of their ancestors. Including the manufacture of boats from tree trunks and the construction of huts and houses from bark.
The replica Mayflower II is located at Plymouth Rock, the landing site of the Pilgrim Fathers, and is also part of the museum. There is also a cinema that shows documentaries about life back then. In addition, the archaeologist opened the Hornblower Visitor Center in 1987 and the Craft Center in 1992. In 2013, the Plimoth grist mill was added.
Replicated house of the Wampanoags
The road that goes through the village
A house in detail
The replica fort at the beginning of the settlement
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Coordinates: 41 ° 56 ′ 20.6 " N , 70 ° 37 ′ 33.7" W.