Plymouth Rock

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Plymouth Rock is a historic boulder on the shore of Plymouth, Massachusetts, traditionally regarded as the landing site of the Pilgrims in 1620 and a symbol of the founding of the United States.

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Plymouth Rock canonical 22
Plymouth Rock Portico 1
Plymouth Rock area 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf boulder
historic landmark
tourist attraction
approximateDimensions about 5 feet by 3.5 feet
approximateWeight about 10 tons
associatedWithEvent European colonization of New England
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
surface form: Mayflower landing

landing of the Pilgrims
associatedWithGroup Pilgrims
associatedWithVessel Mayflower
broken 1774
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Plymouth County
coveredBy granite portico
culturalRole American patriotic symbol
site of commemorations on Thanksgiving
featuredIn American school textbooks
tourism brochures for Massachusetts
firstDocumentedAssociationWithPilgrims 18th century
hasCoordinateLatitude 41.9583° N
hasCoordinateLongitude 70.6647° W
hasInscription 1620
hasMaterial granite
hasProtectionStatus protected historic site
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
linkedToMyth traditional but historically uncertain landing site
locatedIn Plymouth Harbor
Plymouth, Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
surface form: Department of Conservation and Recreation of Massachusetts
moved 1774
1834
1880
nearbyAttraction Mayflower II
Pilgrim Hall Museum
ownedBy Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
partOf Pilgrim Memorial State Park
porticoCompleted 1921
porticoDesignedBy McKim, Mead & White
rejoinedFragments 1880
returnedToShoreline 1921
state Massachusetts
symbolOf New England heritage
arrival of the Pilgrims
founding of the United States
touristVisitsPerYear over one million visitors

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Plymouth knownFor Plymouth Rock
subject surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth touristAttraction Plymouth Rock
subject surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plimoth Patuxet Museums near Plymouth Rock
Patuxet presentDaySiteOf Plymouth Rock
this entity surface form: Plymouth Rock vicinity
Plymouth, Massachusetts contains Plymouth Rock
Cole's Hill, Plymouth hasView Plymouth Rock
Cole's Hill, Plymouth hasNearby Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Harbor hasLandmark Plymouth Rock
Plymouth County contains Plymouth Rock
Pilgrim Hall Museum locatedNear Plymouth Rock
Pilgrim Memorial State Park hasPart Plymouth Rock
Pilgrim Memorial State Park hasPart Plymouth Rock
this entity surface form: Plymouth Rock Portico
Statue of Massasoit overlooks Plymouth Rock
Water Street, Plymouth hasLandmark Plymouth Rock
Leyden Street, Plymouth near Plymouth Rock
Cole’s Hill hasView Plymouth Rock
this entity surface form: Plymouth Rock area
Cole’s Hill near Plymouth Rock
Mary Chilton associatedWith Plymouth Rock
SMiLE hasPart Plymouth Rock
Pilgrim Mother Fountain locatedNear Plymouth Rock