OFFICIAL PILGRIM
GUIDE BOOK
To Plymouth, Massachusetts
25¢
[Illustration: HISTORIC PILGRIM PLYMOUTH
A GUIDE MAP SHOWING PRINCIPAL STREETS AND HISTORIC SHRINES]
_Pilgrim_ GUIDE Book
To
PLYMOUTH
MASSACHUSETTS
_With a Brief Outline of The Pilgrim Migration and Settlement at
Plymouth_
_By_ William Franklin Atwood
“_What your fathers with so much difficulty attained, do not basely
relinquish._”
Inscription on gravestone of Gov. William Bradford on Burial Hill.
Copyright, 1940, by PAUL W. BITTINGER, Plymouth, Mass.
All Rights Reserved.
Sixth Edition, May, 1957
[Illustration: Facsimile of original Seal of the Plymouth Colony. It
disappeared during the administration of Sir Edmund Andros, who, in
1686 was sent by King James to rule over the Dominion of New
England. It has never been recovered.]
Note: Dates used, except those in quotations, accord with the new style
calendar adopted by England in 1752, although having been in use in
Holland since 1583.
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE
For those who may desire further information regarding the Pilgrims in
England and Holland, their motives and aspirations leading to the
migration and final settlement at Plymouth, reference is suggested to
The Pilgrim Story, of the Pilgrim Book Series, a condensed history from
the writings of Governor Bradford, Governor Winslow and other
authoritative sources, by William F. Atwood.
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Cover design by Leo Schrieber, Plymouth, Mass. Cover photo from oil
painting in Pilgrim Hall depicting Departure of Pilgrims from
Delfthaven. Illustration, inside front cover, scene of two modern
Pilgrim Misses from annual Thanksgiving Pageant held in Plymouth
Memorial Building on Thanksgiving Day.
Published by
THE MEMORIAL PRESS
Plymouth, Mass.
This publication is one in the Pilgrim Book Series.