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Plimoth Mansion

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Description

In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers seeking a new home and lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the "New World." After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted 66 days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where they began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth and built a huge mansion called “Plimoth Mansion”. In November 1621, after the settlers first corn harvest proved successful, Governor William Bradford organized a celebratory feast and invited a group of the fledgling colony’s Native American allies, including the Wampanoag chief Massasoit. Now remembered as American’s “first Thanksgiving”—although the settlers themselves may not have used the term at the time—the festival lasted for three days. While no record exists of the first Thanksgiving’s exact menu, but the settlers and Governor had thanksgiving dinner at the Plimoth Mansion. The mansion is now abandoned but has its foot prints in American history.

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abandoned mansions

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stories

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history

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thanksgiving

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