Plymouth Harbor is a
harbor
A harbor (American English), harbour (British English; see spelling differences), or haven is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked. The term ''harbor'' is often used interchangeably with ''port'', which is a ...
located in
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to ...
, a town in the
South Shore region of the U.S. state of
Massachusetts
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.
It is part of the larger
Plymouth Bay
Plymouth Bay is a small, well-protected bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the western shore of larger Cape Cod Bay along the coastline of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Plymouth Bay retains historical significance for the landing at Plymouth Rock in ...
. Historically, Plymouth Harbor was the site of anchorage of the ''
Mayflower
''Mayflower'' was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, ''Mayflower'', with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, ...
'' where the
Plymouth Colony pilgrims disembarked in 1620 to establish a permanent settlement at Plymouth.
Gallery
Image:Plymouth harbor panorama.JPG, Plymouth Harbor with the ''Mayflower II
''Mayflower II'' is a reproduction of the 17th-century ship '' Mayflower'', celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.
"Press Kit - Mayflower X" (with history of the ''Mayflower''),
Plimoth Plantation Museum, ...
'' (left, behind trees), Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620. The Pilgrims did not refer to Plymouth Rock in any of their writings; the first known writt ...
(middle) and Cole's Hill
Cole's Hill is a National Historic Landmark containing the first cemetery used by the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. The hill is located on Carver Street near the foot of Leyden Street and across the street from Plym ...
(right) with the Statue of Massasoit
Massasoit Sachem () or Ousamequin (c. 15811661)"Native People" (page), "Massasoit (Ousamequin) Sachem" (section),''MayflowerFamilies.com'', web pag was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. ''Massasoit'' means ''Great Sachem''.
Mas ...
Image:Plymouth Harbor.JPG, Plymouth Harbor and Downtown Plymouth
Image:Plymouth Harbor 2.JPG, Plymouth Harbor at sunrise
Image:Plymouth MA from Plymouth Harbor.JPG, Plymouth Harbor breakwater
Breakwater may refer to:
* Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach or harbour
Places
* Breakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
* Breakwater Island, Antarctica
* Breakwater Islands, Nunavut, Canada
* Br ...
Image:Plymouth Rock from Plymouth Harbor.JPG, Plymouth Rock from Plymouth Harbor
Image:Mayflower II.jpg, The ''Mayflower II
''Mayflower II'' is a reproduction of the 17th-century ship '' Mayflower'', celebrated for transporting the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.
"Press Kit - Mayflower X" (with history of the ''Mayflower''),
Plimoth Plantation Museum, ...
''
Image:Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, MA, jjron 03.05.2012.jpg, Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the ''Mayflower'' Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620. The Pilgrims did not refer to Plymouth Rock in any of their writings; the first known writt ...
, which commemorates the landing of the ''Mayflower
''Mayflower'' was an English ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After a grueling 10 weeks at sea, ''Mayflower'', with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, ...
'' in 1620
See also
*
Plymouth Sound
References
External links
Map of Plymouth Bay and related bodies of water
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ports and harbors of Massachusetts
Transportation in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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