Guide to Historic Plymouth: Localities and Objects of Interest

From Burial Hill we can overlook the whole course of that boat expedition which started on its voyage of discovery from the “Mayflower” in Provincetown Harbor, directly opposite us across the bay. Coasting along the inside of Cape Cod at the right, its sandy shore hidden by distance from our sight, some of the exploring party on foot, forcing their way through the tangled wilderness, sometimes wading in half frozen water through the surf or across brooks, they slowly make their way. Constantly on the alert, and two or three times attacked and beating off their assailants, the shallop now with all the party aboard nears Manomet point. It begins to snow and rain and the wind to blow and the seas to rise. Now the hinge of the rudder breaks, and oars are got out to steer with. Master Coppin, the pilot, bids them to be of good cheer, for he sees the harbor which he had promised them.

Across the bay they drive, keeping on a press of sail to make the desired harbor before nightfall when crash goes the mast, broken into three pieces, and the shallop is near being wrecked. Now the flood-tide takes them and bears them in past the Gurnet nose, and Master Coppin, finding himself in a strange place that he had never seen before, throws up his hands and exclaims: “The Lord be merciful to us, I never saw this place before,” and in his terror would have run the boat on shore, “in a cove full of breakers,” between the Gurnet and Saquish; “but a lusty seaman which steered bade those that rowed, if they were men, about with her, or else they were all cast away.” The short twilight of the winter day had faded into darkness, as the storm-tossed and dispirited company found themselves “under the lee of a small island.” There it is before us, the third highland to the left—the first being the Gurnet and the second Saquish. They landed, and kept their watch that night in a rain. Gov. Bradford, in his history, gives us a few more particulars: “In the morning they find the place to be a small island secure from Indians. And this being the last day of the week, they here dry their stuff, fix their pieces, rest themselves, return God thanks for their many deliverances and here the next day keep their Christian Sabbath.” Tradition says that from a large rock with a flat top that is there now, bearing the inscription, “On the Sabbath day we rested,” the first prayer ascended on this shore; and there, for the first time in New England, praise and thanks were given to that watchful Providence that had guided and guarded them. The next day, Monday, they sailed up to the shore below us, and, stepping on Plymouth Rock, made the exploration which ultimately determined them to fix upon this place for their plantation.

Morton Park

One of the most attractive spots in old Plymouth and one that the casual visitor does not always see, is Morton Park. Lying a little more than a mile from the town centre it makes a convenient pleasure-ground for Plymouth people, and the beauty of the place is such as to attract all lovers of woodland scenery. Nature has done her most to make the park charming, and man has very wisely made little attempt to improve it. Nearly 200 acres there are, consisting of deep woods and open country, hills and valleys, brooks and ponds.

The park nearly surrounds Little Pond, consisting of forty acres, and borders for a mile on the historic Billington Sea, which has 308 acres. Roads and paths have been laid out in romantic situations, and some trees planted, but otherwise the wild woodland cleared of underbrush remains in its natural state. In 1889 the land was given to the town by several public-spirited citizens, and the park was named for Nathaniel Morton, Esq., one of its principal donors, who during his life made it his special pride, and gave his money generously for its improvement.

Town Brook

“And there is a very sweet brooke runnes under the hillside, and many delicate springs of as good water as can be drunke.” GOV. BRADFORD.

At the foot of Burial Hill, on the south side, the Town Brook flows through the centre of the town, “vexed in all its seaward course by bridges, dams and mills.” Along the banks the Pilgrims erected their first dwelling-houses and brought water from “the very sweet brooke” below, into which the “many delicate springs” still continue to run.

It is a favorite resort for artists who delight in sketching the picturesque scenery and ancient architecture. One of these springs of deliciously clear cold water, is forced up from near the brook by electric power, and runs out in a fountain at the corner of Leyden and Main Streets, on land once owned by Elder Brewster as previously noted. During the summer many thousands are here refreshed, and while citizens much enjoy the cooling draughts, visitors highly commend the public provision which enables them to partake of the waters of a spring, from which the Pilgrims themselves daily obtained their supply “of as good water as can be drunke.”

The stream proceeds from Billington Sea about two miles distant from the town. It furnishes a valuable water power at the present, and in the days of the Pilgrims, and for nearly two centuries after, it abounded with alewives almost at their doors, affording an important resource for the supply of their wants. The tide flowed for some distance up this stream and formed a convenient basin for the reception and safe shelter of the shallops and other vessels employed in their earlier enterprises of fishing and traffic. Under authority of a Legislative act the Town of Plymouth purchased this estuary in 1909 that the area and surrounding may be subject to public improvements. From Watson’s Hill, over this brook, where Market Street crosses it, came the great sachem Massasoit, with twenty of his braves, on a visit to the Pilgrims, when was concluded that treaty April 1, 1621, which during nearly fifty-five years conduced so effectually to the safety and permanence of the colony.

Old Houses

Plymouth contains many old buildings antedating the Revolution, but they have been repaired and modernized so that they do not have that appearance at present, and visitors are often disappointed in not finding the antique structures which they expected. Old people, now living, can remember when several of these buildings had “Dutch ovens” and chimneys built on the outside.

Old houses still remaining are the Kendall Holmes house on Winter street, built in 1666; the Leach house, on Summer Street, built in 1679; the Howland house, 1666; the Shurtleff house, 1698; the Crowe house, 1664; and the William Harlow house, built in 1677, partly of the material of the old fort on Burial Hill. The Howland descendants recently purchased the old homestead on Sandwich street, and in the spring of 1913, put it in complete repair, designing it as a place of annual meeting, and for public visitation in the summer season. The Cole blacksmith shop, 1684, which composed part of a building at the corner of Leyden and Main streets, and was regarded with much interest by visitors, was badly damaged by fire April 16, 1913, and has been replaced by a very handsome store building. It is a coincidence that this old smithy which the Pilgrims knew on the first Pilgrim street, should have burned on the anniversary of the day the “Mayflower” sailed on her return voyage, after passing the winter here in Plymouth harbor.

The Winslow house on North Street is a good example of the colonial style of architecture. It was built about 1754 by Edward Winslow, who was a great-grandson of Gov. Winslow, of the colony. He purchased the land from Consider, a grandson of John Howland, who was one of the “Mayflower” passengers. Additions have recently been made to the house which is now owned and occupied by Mrs. C. L. Willoughby. In this house then owned by her father, Charles Jackson, Miss Lydia Jackson was married to the famed scholar and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The Sergeant William Harlow House was built in 1677 of timbers from the fort on Burial Hill, which was taken down at the close of the King Phillip War. It has recently been purchased by the Plymouth Antiquarian Society and is now open to the public.

On the corner of Main and North Streets, built in 1730, still stands the house of General John Winslow, who removed the Acadians from Nova Scotia. This was also the home of James Warren, President of the Provincial Congress.

The Town

By the State census of 1920 the population of Plymouth was 13,032. The total valuation in 1920 was $20,854,025, of which $15,573,175 was real estate, and $5,280,850 personal. The number of polls assessed was 3,523 and the acres of land assessed 50,269. Tax rate, $22.80 on $1,000. The funded debt January 1, 1920, was $188,533 of which amount $42,933 was water debt, leaving but $145,600 funded for other purposes. This is extremely moderate in comparison with the value of the town’s municipal property and assets, which are net aggregated.

Few towns are better provided with city conveniences. A system of public works, introduced in 1855, supplies the inhabitants with pure water from the great ponds that lie in the woods a few miles south of the town. Excellent drainage is secured by an extensive system of sewers, the main outlets discharging in deep water of the harbor 1500 feet from the shore. The main thoroughfares are lighted by electricity, and both electricity and gas are in use for illuminants in public buildings, stores, factories and dwellings. Court Street and Main Street, from the N. Y., N. H. & H. railroad station to the head of Water Street, comprise the “Great Whiteway” system of arc lighting from underground wires, with very satisfactory results. These lights were turned on in the evening of March 1st, 1916, the occasion having been made an impromptu celebration, in which several thousands of citizens of Plymouth and neighboring towns took part. Electric street railways furnish connection with the adjacent towns, and are a source of much pleasure in summer for trolley trips to the beaches, hotels, and suburbs.

The town has a public library incorporated in 1880, containing nearly 16,000 volumes and a valuable collection of 4,000 large photographs from the finest art subjects in European galleries. Its schools rank among the best in the State, and its high-school building, erected in 1891 at a cost of forty thousand dollars, and enlarged in 1914 at a cost of more than thirty thousand dollars, has accommodation for over three hundred pupils. In its religious denominations holding regular services are represented the Unitarian, Congregational, Baptist, Universalist, Methodist, Catholic, Episcopal, Advent, German Lutheran, Christian Scientist, Spiritualist, Latter Day Saints and Jewish faiths.

Plymouth has good streets, her principal thoroughfares being macadamized. The sidewalks throughout the centre of the town are concreted. Her stores are kept abreast of the times, and a weekly newspaper, the Old Colony Memorial established May, 1822, chronicles the happenings of local and neighborhood interest.

The town contains five banking institutions,—Old Colony and the Plymouth National banks; the Plymouth, the Plymouth Five Cents and the Plymouth Co-operative savings banks, occupying two fine brick buildings on Main Street. There are six excellent hotels within the town limits, four of them well known as summer resorts. To the credit of the town be it said, that its citizens are so law abiding that only a small but very effective uniformed police force is required, and there is seldom occasion of arrest for any serious offense.

The fire department has a first-class alarm and motor system, and is run in regular city style. The town voted in March, 1916, to reorganize the department under a single Commissioner, and appropriated about $17,000 for new motor apparatus. Of the four “auto” pieces, going into commission in 1917, two are combined chemical and hose; one a powerful three stream pump, hose and ladder combination; and one a first-class ladder truck. This modern outfit, in charge of a chief and permanent force at the Central station, is so quickly effective as to meet emergencies; but two steamers, one ladder truck and a hose wagon of the old department, are kept available in case of need.

The military establishment consists of a fine State armory which cost $30,000 in which the “Standish Guards,” chartered in 1818, have their quarters. The “Guards” were one of the best companies in the dandy Fifth Regiment, and their past history in the Civil and Spanish wars is highly creditable. They were “Minute Men of 1861,” responding under Capt. Charles C. Doten on the first call for troops the morning of April 16, 1861, and with their regiment, then the Third Massachusetts, were the very first of any troops of the war, either National or Volunteer, to go within the rebel lines as they did when on the gunboat “Pawnee” they ran the rebel batteries and destroyed the Norfolk navy yard, and rescued the frigate “Cumberland” on the night of April 20, 1861. In the Spanish war, commanded by Capt. W. C. Butler, they were in camp in the South, but the regiment, the Fifth, was not sent to Cuba, while all the while in instant readiness for active service. Again, June 21, 1916, as company D of the Fifth, they at once responded to the call for state troops to defend the Mexican border, and splendidly maintained their patriotic record, under the command of Capt. Charles H. Robbins,—the Lieut. Col. of the regiment being their former commander, Capt. W. C. Butler. The company returned Oct. 21, 1916 and received a hearty welcome from the townspeople. As part of the National Guard, the company was mustered into the United States service for the European war, Aug. 8, 1917, under command of Capt. A. J. Carr, and with 141 men went into camp at Framingham, Aug. 17, where the 5th and 9th regiments were consolidated and became the 101st U. S. N. G. Infantry, in the 26th Division, embarking for service in Europe, Sept. 7, 1917.

Its Industries

The character of Plymouth’s industrial life has entirely changed within a half century. Within the memory of men now living, the time was when the town boasted a fleet of seventy-five fishermen, and enjoyed prestige as a fishing port. In common with other seaport towns of New England, this industry has departed, but thriving manufactories have risen in its place and coal barges and steamships are doing business at the port, superseding the old fishing schooners which once crowded the wharves or whitened the harbor with their sails.

Plymouth’s manufacturing industries show great diversity of character, and are exceedingly prosperous. The yearly value of their total product is not far from fifteen million dollars. The great cordage works at North Plymouth are the very largest concern of the kind in the world, employing above 2,000 hands, and have built up a flourishing corporation hamlet in that quarter of the town. Their manufacturing product is over $10,000,000 a year, and their big steamships bringing from Yucatan directly to Plymouth great cargoes of fibre as raw material, give the port, as one of foreign import, rank in Massachusetts over all other ports of the state directly next to Boston. There are three large mills engaged in the production of woolen and worsted cloths, one busy concern making rugs and mats, while three extensive factories keep many of Plymouth’s inhabitants employed in the manufacture of tacks, nails, and rivets. An iron foundry does a large business in stovemaking, and at Chiltonville there is a big branch plant of the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company, under Plymouth management which supports quite a village of its own. Besides these are the manufactories of insulated wire for electrical purposes, zinc and copper, saw gummers and swages, barrels, boxes, kegs and kits, and numerous smaller enterprises. The Plymouth Electric Light and Power Company furnishes current to several of these establishments, besides sending current to Kingston, Duxbury and Marshfield, Middleboro and Carver for domestic and street lighting. It also lights Plymouth, having in its circuits of the several towns, nearly 40 miles of wire. The Cape Cod Canal, on both sides for its entire length, is illuminated by the P. E. L. Co., through a special system of heavy aerial conductors comprising a circuit of about 30 miles.

Plymouth’s manufactured products bear an excellent name in the markets of the world, her cordage and woolen goods being particularly well known as of the very best character.

In 1912 the town granted to Andrew Kerr a large area of the sand flats in the harbor for propagation of clams, proving a good enterprise for the town. The herring fishery, employing many small boats each autumn at the mouth of the harbor, is also a productive industry of many thousands of dollars a season.

Of late years many Plymouth residents have engaged in cranberry culture on an extensive scale, and their ventures have been exceedingly profitable, amounting to about $400,000 yearly. Together with the adjoining town of Carver, which is still more extensively engaged in cranberry raising, the two towns produce more than one-fourth of the cranberries grown in the entire United States. An industry, which is of large proportions, is the raising of brook trout and spawn for the markets.

The recent harbor improvements, and the railroad facilities which will necessarily be increased in 1920, together with the attention being centered on Plymouth in its connection with the approaching Tercentenary Celebration will be likely to attract other manufacturing and business interests to the town, while its residential advantages are so apparent, that its eligible locations are now rapidly being appropriated.

As a Summer Resort

Viewed simply as the landing-place of the Pilgrims, Plymouth has an interest which attaches to no other spot in America. The number of visitors from all parts of the country increases with each year, as historic sentiment becomes more widespread and facilities for travel are multiplied. It is estimated that over 125,000 strangers visit the town in a year. It is not alone on account of its history that Plymouth is attractive to the visitor. The beauty of its scenery, the unusual healthfulness of its air, the purity of its water, the variety of its drives, the number of ponds within its limits, and its unbounded resources for the sportsman and pleasure-seeker, have been more widely recognized with each recurring season. It combines the most interesting features of town and country, and has direct connection with Boston by the Old Colony Railroad built in 1845, and now leased by the New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Co., also directly with Providence and New York, by the Fall River Line, and the Plymouth & Middleboro Railroad, built by the towns in 1892 and sold to the N. Y., N. H. & H. corporation in 1911. The distance from Boston is thirty-seven miles by rail, with frequent trains; and during the summer months a daily steamer capable of carrying 2,000 passengers is on the route between the two places, the sail being a delightful one.

As a summer resort for health and pleasure, Plymouth has great attractions. Plymouth and the adjoining towns of Kingston and Duxbury nearly encircle a harbor of almost unrivalled beauty, a source of endless pleasure to the summer visitor. There are good sand beaches for surf and smooth-water sea bathing, bath houses being provided by the town. In the bay are opportunities for fine sport in the mackerel season, and a haul of sea-perch, tautog, cod or haddock is always to be had. Plymouth extends over a territory about eighteen miles long, and from five to nine miles wide, and beyond the settled parts of the town is a succession of wooded hills. This large tract is interspersed with hundreds of large and small ponds (or lakes) stocked with fish, furnishing limitless fields for the lover of nature or seeker of pleasure, in walking, riding, fishing, or hunting. Wealthy residents of other places have fine summer seats at the town overlooking the harbor and bay.

The Compact

Signed in the Cabin of the “Mayflower,” Nov. 11th, Old Style, Nov. 21st, New Style, 1620.

“In the name of God, amen, we whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, Franc and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glorie of God, and advancemente of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and countrie, a voyage to plant the first colonie in the Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civill body politick, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherence of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enacte, constitute and frame such just and equall laws, ordenances, acts, constitutions and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete and convenient for the general good of the colonie, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cap-Codd the 11 of November, in the year of the raigne of our soveraigne lord, King James of England, Franc and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth, ANO DOM 1620.”

A. S. Burbank Pilgrim Book and Art Shop Plymouth
POST CARDS, PHOTOGRAPHS, SLIDES

Plymouth Rock.

The Canopy over the Rock.

The Canopy and Harbor from Cole’s Hill.

The Canopy and Cole’s Hill, first burial-place of the Pilgrims.

Plymouth Harbor as seen from Cole’s Hill.

Leyden Street, first street in New England.

Site of the Common House, Leyden Street, first house erected by the Pilgrims.

Leyden Street in 1622, showing first or Common House, Gov. Bradford’s House, and the buildings assigned to Brown, Goodman, Brewster, Billington, Allerton, Cooke, and Winslow.

Town Square, showing Church of the First Parish; Town House, formerly the Old Colonial Court House, built in 1749; site of Gov. Bradford’s House.

Old Burial Hill, Entrance.

Site of the Watch Tower, Burial Hill, erected in 1643. View also shows the lot of Rev. Adoniram Judson the celebrated missionary to Burmah.

Site of the Old Fort, Burial Hill, built in 1621 as a defense against the Indians, and also used as a place of worship.

The Old Fort and First Meeting-house, 1621.

Gov. Bradford’s Monument, Burial Hill, showing also the graves of his family.

Grave of Edward Gray, 1681.

Grave of John Howland, 1672.

Grave of Thomas Clarke. 1697.

Cushman Monument.

Grave of Elder Thomas Cushman.

Grave of Dr. Francis LeBaron, “The Nameless Nobleman.”

Pilgrim Hall.

Interior of Pilgrim Hall, showing Charles Lucy’s famous painting of the Departure from Delft Haven, also smaller pictures and relics.

Gov. Carver’s chair; Ancient Spinning Wheel.

Interior of Pilgrim Hall, showing Sargent’s painting of the Landing, and Weir’s Embarkation, and relics and portraits.

Landing of the Pilgrims, painting by Sargent.

The Departure from Delft Haven, painting by Charles Lucy.

Embarkation of the Pilgrims, painting by Weir.

Landing of the Pilgrims, painting by Charles Lucy.

Landing of the Pilgrims, painting by Gisbert.

Elder Brewster’s Chair; Cradle of Peregrine White, the first Pilgrim baby.

Sword of Myles Standish; Iron Pot and Pewter Platter, brought by Standish in the “Mayflower.”

The “Mayflower” in Plymouth Harbor, from painting by W. F. Hallsall, Pilgrim Hall.

Group of Winslow Relics, Pilgrim Hall.

Group of White Relics, Pilgrim Hall.

National Monument to the Forefathers.

Statue of Freedom, National Monument.

Statue of Law, National Monument.

Statue of Education, National Monument.

Statue of Morality, National Monument.

Treaty with Massasoit, alto-relief on National Monument.

Landing of the Pilgrims, alto-relief on National Monument.

Clark’s Island, where the Pilgrims spent their first Sabbath in Plymouth.

Pulpit Rock, Clark’s Island, from which the first sermon was preached.

The Gurnet, headland at entrance of harbor.

Along Shore from Atwood’s Wharf.

Duxbury Pier Light.

Gurnet Lights and Keeper’s residence.

Diagram of streets and Historic Points.

North Street.

County Court House and Registry Building.

New County Prison.

Town Brook.

Pilgrim Meersteads along Town Brook.

A Bit of the Upper Town Brook.

View along the Wharves from Stephen’s Point.

Outlet, Billington Sea.

Pilgrim Wharf and Along Shore.

Boot Pond.

Morton Park, Entrance.

Manomet Bluffs.

Rocky Shore, Manomet.

Bathing Beach, Manomet.

Mayflower Inn.

Hotel Pilgrim.

Samoset House.

Plymouth Rock House.

Main Street.

Plymouth Country Club.

Main Street Bridge over Town Brook.

Daniel Webster House, Marshfield.

Plymouth in 1622,—a combination picture, showing Leyden Street, the Old Fort, Landing from the Shallop, Plymouth Rock and the ship “Mayflower.”

Gov. Bradford’s House, Plymouth.

Font in Austerfield Church where Gov. Wm. Bradford was baptized.

Austerfield Church.

Birthplace of Gov. William Bradford, Austerfield.

Page of the Register, Austerfield Church, showing record of the baptism of Gov. William Bradford.

Scrooby Church.

Interior of Scrooby Church.

Scrooby Manor House. Elder William Brewster’s Residence.

Bawtry Church.

High Street, Bawtry.

Site of John Robinson’s House at Leyden.

Church at Leyden where John Robinson was buried.

Memorial Tablet to John Robinson on Church at Leyden.

Old Church at Delft Haven, where the Pilgrims held their last service before the embarkation.

The Pilgrim Fathers holding their first meeting for public worship in North America.

“The March of Myles Standish.”

Grave of Myles Standish, Duxbury.

Peregrine White House, Marshfield.

Old Oaken Bucket House, Scituate.

Crow House, built by William Crow, 1664.

Howland House, built by Jacob Mitchell, 1666.

William Harlow House, built of timber from the Old Burial Hill Fort, by William Harlow, 1677.

Homestead of Gen. John Winslow, 1726.

The Town House, formerly the Old Colonial Court House, built in 1749.

The Winslow House, built in 1754, by Edward Winslow. Colonial architecture.

Cole’s Blacksmith Shop, 1684.

Statue of Myles Standish.

Myles Standish Monument.

Standish House, Duxbury, built by son of Myles Standish, 1666.

Captain’s Hill, Duxbury, the Home of Myles Standish, showing Standish House and Monument.

Winslow House, Marshfield, built about 1700.

John Alden House, Duxbury, 1653.

Bradford House, Kingston, 1675.

John Hancock Sofa, Pilgrim Hall.

Memorial Tablet, Gov. William Bradford Estate, Kingston.

Departure from Delft Haven.

Priscilla and John Alden. From painting by George H. Boughton.

“Why don’t you Speak for Yourself, John?”

The Courtship. John Alden and Priscilla. From painting by George H. Boughton.

Departure of the “Mayflower,” from painting by A. W. Bayes.

Priscilla, from painting by G. H. Boughton.

Pilgrim Exiles, from painting by Boughton.

Pilgrims going to Church, from painting by Boughton.

Two Farewells, from painting by Boughton.

Return of the “Mayflower,” painting by Boughton.

Portrait of Edward Winslow, Governor of Plymouth Colony, one of the “Mayflower” company. The only authentic portrait of a “Mayflower” Pilgrim.

PILGRIM LITERATURE

THE PILGRIM REPUBLIC,

By John A. Goodwin. This is a new edition of a book first published in 1888 and long recognized as the standard history of the Pilgrims. By mail, $7.65.

THE PILGRIMS AND THEIR HISTORY,

By Roland G. Usher, Ph. D. The three hundred ten pages of this book contain all of the really pertinent information about the Pilgrims and their history. Illustrated, by mail, $2.65.

THE PILGRIMS IN THEIR THREE HOMES,

England, Holland and America, by W. E. Griffis, illustrated. By mail, $1.85.

THE PILGRIM FATHERS,

Containing reprints of Morton’s New England Memorial, Cushman’s Discourse, Winslow’s Relation, and other contemporary narrations, 364 pages, flexible leather, postpaid, $2.60; cloth, $1.10.

IN THE DAYS OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS,

By Mary C. Crawford. The Story of the Plymouth Colony—its settlement and early days, its events and personalities. By mail, $3.15.

THE WOMEN WHO CAME IN THE MAYFLOWER

And their comrades who came later in The Ann and The Fortune, by Annie Russell Marble. By mail, $1.60.

WHEN MAYFLOWERS BLOSSOM,

By Albert H. Plumb. A romance of Plymouth’s first years. By mail, $2.15.

THE FIRST CHURCH IN PLYMOUTH,

A brief history from 1606 to 1901, by John Cuckson, Minister. By mail, $1.60.

THE ARGONAUTS OF FAITH,

By Basil Mathews. The Pilgrim Story, told in a dramatic way that holds the interest alike for young people and their elders. Illustrated in colors. By mail, $1.60.

CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH,

By Tudor Jenks. By mail, $1.90.

THE MAYFLOWER PILGRIMS,

By E. J. Carpenter. By mail, $2.15.

CAPE COD, NEW AND OLD,

By Agnes Edwards, profusely illustrated by Ruyl. Written with genuine appreciation of the charm of “Old Cape Cod.” By mail, $3.15.

THE OLD COAST ROAD

From Boston to Plymouth. By Agnes Edwards. Illustrated by Ruyl. One of the most historic roads in the country, passing many quaint old houses and places connected with New England history. By mail, $3.15.

CAPE COD,

By Henry D. Thoreau. 16 full page illustrations. Traveling on foot through the Cape, Thoreau missed nothing that was entertaining or characteristic. By mail, $1.85.

CAPE-CODDITIES,

By Dennis and Marion Chatham. Illustrated. A pleasurable bit of summer life on Cape Cod outside the usual routine. By mail, $1.45.

CAPE COD BALLADS,

By Joseph C. Lincoln. By mail, $2.15.

CAPE COD AND THE OLD COLONY,

By Albert Perry Brigham with 35 full page illustrations from photographs and maps. By mail, $3.65.

OLD PLYMOUTH TRAILS,

By Winthrop Packard. 24 full page illustrations. Entertainingly written by a true lover of nature. By mail, $3.15.

THE OLD COLONY STORIES,

By Jane G. Austin. New uniform edition in five volumes, $2.00 each. The set, boxed, $10.00. Add 10c each for mailing.

These novels, dealing with the early settlers of Plymouth, have taken their place among the American classics, and their combination of romantic interest, real literary quality, and historical accuracy has won for them wide popularity. The titles alone bring before the mind a vision of the most famous colonists: “Betty Alden,” “A Nameless Nobleman,” “Standish of Standish,” “Dr. LeBaron and his Daughters,” “David Alden’s Daughter and Other Stories.” This attractive new edition will open the doors of the Pilgrim homes to many new readers and will be welcomed in its uniform dress by old acquaintances.

STANDISH OF STANDISH—Dramatized.

A dramatized version by Annie Russell Marble of Mrs. Austin’s famous portrayal of life in the earliest days of the Plymouth Colony. By mail, $1.35.

ON PLYMOUTH ROCK,

By Samuel Adams Drake. Illustrated, cloth, 173 pages, postpaid, $1.00.

GUIDE TO HISTORIC PLYMOUTH.

Descriptive of the historic points and localities famous in the story of the Pilgrims. Profusely illustrated, 96 pages, postpaid, 25 cents.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PILGRIMS,

Compiled from the writings of Governor Bradford and Governor Winslow, and largely in their own words. Alphabetical list of passengers on the Mayflower with valuable notations in regard to each person. 57 pages, paper covers. By mail, 28c.

PILGRIM PLYMOUTH ILLUSTRATED.

The pictures are full page, with brief descriptive lines, and consists of reproductions from paintings of scenes in Pilgrim life, and photographs of historic points in old Plymouth. Size of book, 8×10. Price, 60 cents postpaid.

HANDBOOK OF HISTORIC DUXBURY,

By Gershom Bradford. By mail, 90 cents.

VALUABLE OUT OF PRINT BOOKS (A few copies for sale)

Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth and Genealogical Register, by Wm. T. Davis. Postpaid, $8.00.

History of Plymouth, by Wm. T. Davis. Postpaid, $4.00.

Epitaphs Old Burial Hill, complete, by Kingman. Postpaid, $3.25.

PILGRIM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS

THE STORY OF THE PILGRIMS, FOR CHILDREN.

By Roland G. Usher—a dramatic, accurate and patriotic story which should leave in the child’s mind correct impressions about the fundamental factors in Pilgrim history. Illustrated, by mail, $1.35.

THE PILOT OF THE MAYFLOWER.

A Tale of the Children of the Pilgrim Republic. By Hezekiah Butterworth. Illustrated by H. Winthrop Peirce and others. 12mo, cloth. By mail, $2.15.

THE STORY OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS,

Retold for Young Folks by H. B. Tunnicliff. Illustrated. By mail, $1.35.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE PILGRIMS,

By William Elliot Griffis. Illustrated. A complete story of the Pilgrims in which prominence is given to the things that must have keenly interested the Pilgrim boys and girls. By mail, $3.15.

LETTERS FROM COLONIAL CHILDREN,

By Eva March Tappan. These letters give an idea of life in Plymouth and other representative colonies seen through a child’s eyes, presenting a vivid and historically accurate picture of the times. By mail, $2.65.

PILGRIM STORIES

For Children, illustrated, postpaid, $1.00.

STORIES OF COLONIAL CHILDREN,

By Mara L. Pratt. 223 pages, illustrated. Postpaid, $1.00.