PL1863 - Massachusetts License Plate

In 1620, the ship Mayflower navigated a dangerous Atlantic crossing of 66 days to bring 102 men, women, and children to establish a home in the New World. This voyage, the founding of Plymouth Colony,

There was 1 birth on board the Mayflower during its Atlantic crossing; a baby boy was born to Stephen and Mary Hopkins, and he was appropriately named Oceanus. There was also 1 birth on board the ship

Constance Hopkins, daughter of Stephen Hopkins, gave birth to 12 children in the New World.

5 represents the number of years it took for Patuxet Wampanoag, Squanto, to make his way home after he was kidnapped in 1614 capture by members of Captain John Smith’s crew. Unfortunately, upon retu

America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary w

On November 11, 1620 The Mayflower anchored in Provincetown Harbor. The document now known as the Mayflower Compact was drawn up and signed by most of the men on board to establish a provisional gover

By 1624, the colony had grown in numbers and it was determined that more people were necessary to aid the governor; the number of assistants was increased from one to 5, and finally to 7. Of the 27 Wa

One of the early US $10,000 bills had the painting “The Embarkation of the Pilgrims” on the back. Another version of the $10,000 had a copy of the painting “The departure of the Pilgrims at Delf

On November 9, 1620 the Pilgrims sighted present-day Cape Cod after weeks at sea. A year later on November 9, 1621, the ship Fortune arrives, bringing 35 new colonists to Plymouth, mostly men.

24 is the number of married men on board the Mayflower.

William Bradford, one of the most prominent figures in Plymouth Colony history, was 67 years old when he died. He was buried on Burial Hill in Plymouth, where a cenotaph exists today in memory of his

On November 13th 1620, Pilgrim women come ashore in the New World for the first time to wash their clothes while the Mayflower was anchored in Provincetown Harbor.

America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary w

The population of Plymouth was 85 by Nov. of 1621 when “Fortune” arrived with a few more settlers, but no supplies.

2020 will mark the quadricentennial of this iconic moment in 17th century history. On March 17, 1620, Samoset returned to Plymouth Colony and brought with him Tisquantum (Squanto). Together they annou

America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary w

William Brewster attended Peterhouse College of the University of Cambridge at the age of 14; he was the only University-educated member of Plymouth Colony in 1620.

There were 18 women on board the Mayflower.

In 1662, John Winthrop the Younger, the son of the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony John Withrop was made a part of the Royal Society, England’s new society on science.

The voyage of Mayflower II from England to America lated 55 days in 1957. Plimoth Plantation's full-scale replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims to the New World was built in England and gifted

America is approaching an anniversary of national and international significance; the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and founding of Plymouth Colony. In 2020, the Plymouth 400 anniversary w

The House of the Seven Gables, a colonial mansion in Salem, Massachusetts made famous by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, was built in 1668. Mayflower Passenger Richard More moved to Salem

On December 16, 1620, the Mayflower dropped anchor in Plymouth Harbor. Three months later on March 16, 1621, a Mohegan Native named Samoset arrived in Plymouth Colony and greeted the settlers in Engli

In 1957, Mayflower II sailed to America. The full-scale replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims on that historic journey in 1620 was the brainchild of Englishman Warwick Charlton, who wanted to