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Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower.

Historical image related to Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the Mayflower. from September 16, 1620

Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)

Early settlers in Massachusetts

The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who travelled to North America on the ship Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony at what now is Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. John Smith had named this territory New Plymouth in 1620,…
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Mayflower

17th-century ship of American colonists

Mayflower was an English sailing ship that transported a group of English families, known today as the Pilgrims, from England to the New World in 1620. After 10 weeks at sea, Mayflower, with 102 passengers and a crew of about 30, reached what is today the United States, dropping…
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September 16

Day of the year

September 16 is the 259th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 106 days remain until the end of the year.
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