Plimoth Plantation

Plymouth Plantation

 

Location: off Rte 3A, Plymouth, MA    Map

Open: late Mar- Nov 9:30am- 5pm daily


www.plimoth.org

 

Description of Plimoth Plantation

137 Warren Av., ☎ +1 508 746-1622. Mar 22-Nov 30 9AM-5:30PM. A historical farm and educational site renowned among academic historians and history-recreation buffs alike. Includes a 1627 living history reenactment of early colonial life where visitors can roam the village, enter the homes, and interact with colonists who stay in character. If visiting in summer, find a Plantation employee to describe the various home garden plants and what they were used for - the explanations are fascinating! There is also a recreation of a Wampanoag homesite of the period staffed with interpreters who trace their ancestry to Native tribes, although they will speak with visitors as themselves rather than as characters. You can also visit a 17th century craft center and observe various clothing, candles, pottery, and other items being made by hand using traditional techniques.

 

Plimoth Plantation is a living open-air museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

In 1620, 101 of the Pilgrim Fathers landed on the Mayflower off the coast of present-day Massachusetts and founded the Plymouth Colony. Their first settlement was built not far from the coast.

This settlement was rebuilt from 1947 as the Plimoth Plantation Museum by Boston stockbroker Henry Hornblower II. For this purpose, the village of the Pilgrim Fathers four kilometers from Plymouth was reconstructed in a speculative manner corresponding to the date 1627, since no significant traces were preserved. Showmen live in this museum village as they did in the 17th century, the houses have been reconstructed, animals have been bred back and even the smallest details have been reconstructed. The actors converse in an English dialect far removed from American. In this way, visitors can immerse themselves in the life of more than 350 years ago.

Also part of the museum is a Wampanoag Indian settlement, where modern-day Indians (not in 17th-century dress, but in traditional dress) depict and explain the lives of their ancestors. These included making boats from logs and building huts and houses from bark.

The replica Mayflower II is located at Plymouth Rock, the original landing site of the Pilgrim Fathers, and is also part of the museum. There is also a cinema showing documentaries about life back then. The archaeologist also opened the Hornblower Visitor Center in 1987 and the Craft Center in 1992. In 2013 the Plimoth grist mill was added.

 

History of the Plimoth Plantation

In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers landed with 101 people on the Mayflower on the coast of today's Massachusetts and founded the Plymouth Colony. Not far from the coast was her first settlement.

This settlement was rebuilt in 1947 as Museum Plimoth Plantation by the Boston stockbroker Henry Hornblower II. For this purpose, the village of Pilgrim Fathers was reconstructed four kilometers from Plymouth according to the time 1627 in a speculative manner, since no significant traces were obtained. In this museum village showmen live as in the 17th century, the houses were rebuilt, animals were reared and even the smallest details were reconstructed. The performers talk in an English dialect that is far from the American. This allows visitors to immerse themselves in the true life of over 350 years ago.

Furthermore, an Indian settlement of the Wampanoag is part of the museum, in which today's Indians (not in clothing of the 17th century, but in traditional clothing) represent and explain the life of their ancestors. These include the manufacture of boats from tree trunks and the construction of huts and houses made of bark.

The replica Mayflower II is located at Plymouth Rock, the pilgrim fathers' abode, and is also a museum. There is also a cinema showing documentaries about life back then. The archaeologist also opened the Hornblower Visitor Center in 1987 and the Craft Center in 1992. In 2013, the Plimoth Grist Mill was added.