Plymouth Immigrant Monument Pavers - Plymouth, MA
Posted by: Metro2
N 41° 57.367 W 070° 39.740
19T E 362232 N 4646240
Located in Plymouth's Brewster Gardens.
Waymark Code: WMQ896
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2016
Views: 3
These pavers surround the Plymouth Immigrant Monument and presumably were a fundraiser for the monuments placement.
This stainless steel sculpture depicts several people in relief around a curved panel that suggests a ship.
An inscription at the base reads:
"TO THE ENDURING MEMORY OF THOSE
IMMIGRANT SETTLERS OF PLYMOUTH WHO AS
LATTER DAY PILGRIMS FROM MANY CULTURES AND
COUNTRIES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE CENTURIES HELPED
BUILD UPON THESE SHORES A ROBUST AND HOSPITABLE COMMUNITY
AT GREAT PERSONAL SACRIFICE THEY
ESTABLISHED NEW HOMES IN A NEW WORLD, AND,
BY THEIR HARD WORK ENRICHED AND TRANSFORMED
THIS TOWN, OF THEIR ADOPTION, PRECIOUS TO A GRATEFUL..."
(the rest is blocked by shrubbery)
It is dated 2001.
Setting of your bricks:: Other, please specify in your description
Name of Display: Plymouth Immigrant Monument
Approximate number of bricks in display: 150
Name on One Brick: James Rae
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Visit Instructions:
Please choose a name and provide a close-up of it. Maybe it's one of your relatives or someone with the same name or just the closest one you see. Your choice.