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The Old Burying-Ground.
The Old Burying-Ground.
— Pierpont. No spot in Plymouth is so interesting to the antiquary as Burial Hill. Here are the sites of the Pilgrims’ fort and watch-tower. Here sleep the early settlers of the colony, the heroes of the Revolution and of our later wars, and the men who went “down to the sea in ships” and braved dangers, in the days of Plymouth’s maritime glory. Here are to be seen the rude symbols of the sculptor’s art and the crude effusions of the elegiac poet. Burial Hill is 165 feet above the sea level, and
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Pilgrim Gifts
Pilgrim Gifts
The Mayflower Coat of Arms Plate The crests of nine Pilgrim families combined on one plate: Winslow, Bradford, Warren, Brewster, Hopkins, White, Howland, Fuller, Alden and Standish. Made in the correct enamel colors. By mail, $1.35. Made in Old Blue. By mail, 85c. Plymouth Rock Guest Room Tappers Made of solid brass in the shape of Plymouth Rock with figures 1620. A pleasing novelty for the guest room door—size three inches—price postpaid, $1.60....
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