During the early part of the 19th Century Plymouth became a bit of a boom town with travelers coming here from all over the world.  The development had started. This hill where we are now planted was called "Windy Hill" by the Native Americans and later it was changed to Watson's Hill, who was the landholder and  owned most of the land.  The homes were typical New England Farmhouses and families did farming of livestock because of it's proximity to Jenney's Pond.  We sit on the rim of this Pond.

The Mayflower 2 is docked at the State Pier near Plymouth Rock.  It is a full-scale reproduction of a 17th century merchant vessel  In Brixham, England in 1955 the construction of the Mayflower 2 began with great care being taken in it reproduction to be historically accurate.  In 1957 the Mayflower 2 sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on a 55 day voyage.

Since 1958 the Plimoth Plantation exhibits the Mayflower 2 and tells the story of the first voyage of the Mayflower in 1620.  In this small ship there were 102 passengers with only their personal possessions for daily existence.  After 66 days they arrived safely off Cape Cod and here is were their stories begin . . . .

 Plymouth Rock, famous throughout the world as the stepping stone upon which the Pilgrims landed on December 21, 1620, still occupies the same position as when the Pilgrim shallop first graced its side.  It has been raised somewhat to prevent being hidden by the filling in of Pilgrim wharf, and is now covered by a granite canopy.  "The Rock has become an object of veneration in the United States.  Here is a stone which the feet of outcasts pressed for an instant, and this stone has become famous, it is treasured by our great nation, a relic."  Just above the Rock is Cole's Hill , where during the first winter, the remains of half the number who landed from the Mayflower.

Burial Hill, was originally called Fort Hill, for defensive purposes immediately after the landing.  The records describe it as "a great hill on which we point to make a platform and plant our ordnances, which will command all round about".  Marble tablets mark the location of the Old Fort and Watch-Tower, while numerous stones and monuments, point out resting-places of Pilgrims and decedents.  The view from the hill is pleasing showing the wide expanse of the sea and shore which it commands.  Beyond is the harbor, with its beautiful surroundings, and the blue waters of the bay, once ploughed by the prow of the Mayflower.