Yet, by God’s mercy, recovering ourselves, we had the flood (tide) with us, and struck into the harbor.” Anon, Master Coppin bade us be of good cheer he saw the harbor.” (This was probably the borders of Manomet and Plymouth harbor.) “As we drew near, the gale being stiff, and we bearing great sail to get in, split our mast in three pieces, and were like to have cast away our shallop. The seas were grown so great that we were much troubled and in great danger and night grew on. Though no one was hurt in the skirmish, it caused the Pilgrims to sail further, looking for a place to settle and this would prove Providential.Īs the Pilgrims’ diary relates “… It began to snow and rain… about the midst of the afternoon the wind increased, and the seas began to be very rough and the hinges of the rudder broke, so that we could steer no longer with it, but two men, with much ado, were fain to serve with a couple of oars. The Nauset had good reason to attack as an act of self-defense since six years before, they had been robbed of over 20 of their braves by Englishman Thomas Hunt who took them as slaves to Europe. Early in the morning on the 8 th they were attacked by the Nauset tribe interrupting their devotions on the beach. Their third exploration began on Wednesday, December 6. During their explorations they found no place on Cape Cod that had all four of these ingredients. They were looking for a tract of abandoned (and cleared) land, fresh water, a shallow harbor, and a high hill. The landing of the Pilgrims in Plymouth, however, was the culmination of a month of exploration on Cape Cod.Īfter the passengers on board signed the Compact on Saturday November 11, had their church service on Sunday the 12 th and made their initial landing in Provincetown on Monday the 13 th, they spent the next four weeks exploring, seeking a place to settle. It predates the official celebration of Independence, Thanksgiving and Christmas as a part of American culture. ![]() ![]() Forefathers Day, the day the Pilgrims stepped on Plymouth Rock, is an original American holiday.
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