National Monument to the Forefathers
The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States.Photo: ToddC4176, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pilgrim Hall Museum and Memorial Hall.
Pilgrim Hall Museum
Museum
The Pilgrim Hall Museum at 75 Court Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts is the oldest public museum in the United States in continuous operation, having opened in 1824. Pilgrim Hall Museum is situated 2,200 feet east of National Monument to the Forefathers.
Memorial Hall
Arts center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Memorial Hall is a concert hall and general entertainment venue, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Memorial Hall is situated 2,000 feet east of National Monument to the Forefathers.
Plymouth Rock
Memorial
Plymouth Rock is a boulder in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which was claimed to have been at the site where the Mayflower Pilgrims landed to found Plymouth Colony in December 1620. Plymouth Rock is situated 3,800 feet east of National Monument to the Forefathers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth and Plymouth Village Historic District.
Plymouth
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth is on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Known as "America's Hometown," Plymouth is most famous for being the final landing place of the Pilgrims who arrived on board the Mayflower in 1620, after storms lead them away from their desired settlement, the Hudson River.
Plymouth Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Historical Perspective, Public domain.
The Plymouth Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing part of the area of earliest settlement of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Bradford–Union Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bradford–Union Street Historic District encompasses a waterfront residential area of Plymouth, Massachusetts, developed in the mid-19th for workers in local maritime and other industries.
National Monument to the Forefathers
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Massachusetts, United States of America
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.96016° or 41° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
-70.67588° or 70° 40′ 33″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
87HFX86F+3JOpenStreetMap ID
node 358280076OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q4343546
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“National Monument to the Forefathers” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “National Monument to the Forefathers”
- Chinese: “開國先輩全國紀念碑”
- Russian: “Памятник отцам-основателям (Плимут)”
- Russian: “Памятник отцам-основателям”
- Spanish: “Monumento Nacional a los Antepasados”
- Ukrainian: “Національний монумент Батькам-засновникам”
- Uzbek: “Plimutdagi asoschi-otalar haykali”
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