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The Plymouth Colony

The first permanent colony in New England was Plymouth (1620 – 1691).  Plymouth was also North America’s second permanent English colony (after the Jamestown Colony).  The settlement area, previously surveyed by Captain John Smith, became the capital of the Plymouth … Continue reading

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