On This Day In History......1620

[ToraToraTora]

The mayflower departs from Plymouth with the first colonists heading for the new world. Plymouth Massachusetts founded on arrival.

[10ClarionSt]

Yes. Plymouth had huge plans for the 400th anniversary in 2020. All hotels were fully booked 12 months before by lots of Americans. Celebrations were planned and sundry other events but unfortunately, due to Covid, none of it happened. Another day in history.

[ToraToraTora]

that was unlucky 10cs, would have been a great celebration.

[The Builder]

A little quirk of history in that New England wasn't their original destination. They had been granted land in Virginia, but couldn't get in because of bad weather.

It can get pretty cold in NE in winter. Only half of the original 100 or so settlers survived the first year. (They landed in November.)

As WC Fields' epitaph almost said... "On the whole, I'd rather be in Virginia."    😎

[LadyCG]

I love Massachusetts.  I regret not making it to Salem when we were there.  That would have been bloody awesome.

My in-laws are visiting Charleston in South Carolina this week.  They were in the Everglades yesterday when they called us.

[The Builder]

S. Carolina is beautiful LCG.  The US Civil War was started in Charleston  by Confederate General Beauregard.

I named my ginger cat after him.     😊

[LadyCG]

I'd love to go to Myrtle Beach, TB, and visit the Aquarium.  OH wants to go to Atlanta - no prizes for guessing why...

And we may just get round to doing our trip to Vancouver and Seattle one day, but for now the house and garden really takes priority.  

 

[pastafreak]

Plymouth (UK)seems to ignore its connections with the early settlers. There were plans to construct a reproduction of the the Mayflower for a permanent exhibition in Sutton Harbour, but that never materialised. And, you have to search hard to find the Mayflower steps from which they supposedly departed. It's said the actual point is in the basement of a nearby pub.

My father was from South Carolina...Greenville if I'm not mistaken, though he often mentioned Charleston. I've never gotten that far south unfortunately. 

[pastafreak]

I should mention that Plimoth Plantation is well worth a visit. Living history is something Americans do well...

https://www.google.com/search?q=Plimoth%20Patuxet%20Museums&;ludocid=16076824198757320335&ibp=gwp;0,7&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_uNGIna-BAxXuRUEAHYY_DSsQ_coHegQIIBAB&biw=768&bih=1024&dpr=2#lpg=cid:CgIgAQ%3D%3D

[pastafreak]

Oops, sorry about that

https://plimoth.org/plan-your-visit/hours-tickets-directions

 

[10ClarionSt]

Pastafreak, I've been to Greenville. We went there to visit friends over 20 years ago. They used to have an ice hockey team called The Greenville Growl. We went to watch them and guess what? They lost! Then we went to watch the Prom Queen at Riverside High, followed by an American College Football match. Riverside had made a great start to the season, winning all their games so far. Good eh? Until we arrived and they got battered 36-0. Oh dear! Then we had a scary visit to somewhere called Caesars Head. Loveley place but lots of scary paths with steep drops very close! I could write a book about that weekend but we enjoyed it in Greenville.