Massachusetts-Quadricentennial Plaza-Jamestown Settlement - Jamestown VA
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N 37° 13.571 W 076° 46.967
18S E 341839 N 4121452
A group of zealous Puritans known as the Separatists or “Pilgrims” left England and established a colony at Plymouth in New England in 1620. In 1626, a Puritan settlement was started at Salem, and by 1630 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established.
Waymark Code: WM13D67
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2020
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Massachusetts-Quadricentennial Plaza— Jamestown Settlement —
One of the thirteen original colonies--Capital-Boston
A group of zealous Puritans known as the Separatists or “Pilgrims” left England and established a colony at Plymouth in New England in 1620. In 1626, a Puritan settlement was started at Salem, and by 1630 the Massachusetts Bay Colony was established. John Winthrop was elected governor and Boston was founded in 1630, becoming the capital. In 1643 the Bay Colony formed the New England Confederation with Plymouth, Connecticut and New Haven colonies for defense, which proved effective during King Philip’s War, 1675-6. In 1691, under King William and Queen Mary, the Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Maine colonies were united and granted a new charter.
1602-Explored by Bartholemew Gosnold for England
1620-Permanently settled by the English
1788-Admitted to the Union as the 6th state.
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