Plymouth Colony
1n 1620, a small group of English colonists, popularly known as the "Pilgrims," sailed from from the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to the shore of what is today known as the town of Plymouth (formally New Plimouth and Plimoth) in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
|
DSC03500
2193 views
|
DSC03505
2040 views
|
1627 English Village History and the National Thanksgiving holiday both come to life at Plimoth Plantation on a daily basis.
2053 views
|
|
DSC02393.jpg
1921 views
|
DSC02396.jpg
1980 views
|
Pilgrim Woman Pilgrim picking yellow flowers for a medical remedy.
2268 views
|
|
DSC02442.jpg
2011 views
|
1627 English Kitchen The kitchen, of the early settlers, was where the women did the cooking and a lot of the work for their families.
2148 views
|
1627 English Living Quarters Where the women relaxed after a long days work awaiting the mens arrival.
1995 views
|
|
Wampanoag Homesite A wetu is the traditional home of the Wampanoag made of cedar saplings set in the ground.
2104 views
|
Wampanoag Wetu There was an opening in the roof of the wetu so the Wampanoag could build a fire inside for cooking.
2777 views
|
DSC02988.jpg
2087 views
|
|
Cranberry Harvest Bed In order to harvest the cranberries, the beds are flooded with 6" - 8" of water above the vines. A harvester goes through the beds to remove the fruit from the vines.
2143 views
|
Cranberry Bush Native Americans were the first to use cranberries as food such as pemmican. They also used the plant to cure wounds and as a red dye.
2404 views
|
Cranberries Cranberries were introduced to the Pilgrims by the Wampanoag Tribe.
2120 views
|