Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . ^. THE MAYFLOWER IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR. prominent object is Clarks Island, where the Pilgrimsspent their first Sabbath in Plymouth. Next to thisis the headland of Saquish, and beyond is the (lurnetwith its twin lighthouses. Opposite these, the boldbluff of jNIanomet thrusts itself out into the nearer inland the long, thin ribbon of PlvmoulhPeach runs across the harbor, like an artificial break-water, to arrest the waves of the ocean. Few scenes lan surpass this in loveliness, if thevisitor is fortunate enough to arrive wlien
Guide to historic PlymouthLocalities and objects of interest . ^. THE MAYFLOWER IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR. prominent object is Clarks Island, where the Pilgrimsspent their first Sabbath in Plymouth. Next to thisis the headland of Saquish, and beyond is the (lurnetwith its twin lighthouses. Opposite these, the boldbluff of jNIanomet thrusts itself out into the nearer inland the long, thin ribbon of PlvmoulhPeach runs across the harbor, like an artificial break-water, to arrest the waves of the ocean. Few scenes lan surpass this in loveliness, if thevisitor is fortunate enough to arrive wlien the tide isin. Althcjugh by the conhguration of tiie land Plvm- 6 outh Harbor seems to have been designed for aperfect haven against every wind that blows, unfortu-nately it is dependent upon a full sea for depthenough of water to float vessels of much draught atthe wharves. In 1876 the United States Governmentdug a channel from the wharves to Broad Channel,where there is always a good depth of water, so thatnow vessels drawing six feet can come to the wharves
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