. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . NATIONAL MONUMENT, PLYMOUTH. ng-place for the dead was located. A visit to Burial Hillwill show the traveller the graves of many of the early set- 426 PLYMOUTH. 427 tiers, and the spot on which was placed their stronghold ofdefense. Here stood the Old Fort, erected by Standishand his followers; and from here, the old soldier salliedforth on his expeditions among the Indians. It was alsoused as a meeting h
. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . NATIONAL MONUMENT, PLYMOUTH. ng-place for the dead was located. A visit to Burial Hillwill show the traveller the graves of many of the early set- 426 PLYMOUTH. 427 tiers, and the spot on which was placed their stronghold ofdefense. Here stood the Old Fort, erected by Standishand his followers; and from here, the old soldier salliedforth on his expeditions among the Indians. It was alsoused as a meeting house, and up this hill on Sunday morn-ings might be seen the whole settlement marching in mili-tary order, with their muskets and firelocks; the governor,preacher and captain in the rear. Across the brook to the south rises Watsons Hill, thescene of the treaty with Massasoit To the north towers up the magnificent memorial, The wm/ik. PILGRIM HALL. National Monument to the Pilgrims. It consists of an oc-tagonal granite pedestal, forty-five feet in height, on whichstands a statue of Faith, thirty-six feet high. This statue issaid to be the finest specimen of granite statuary in theworld. It is a most beautiful work of art. In her left handshe holds an open Bible; her right is raised and pointingheavenward. Her feet are planted on Plymouth statue is two hundred and sixteen times life size, andis composed of fourteen blocks of granite, weighing in allone hundred and eighty tons. Four other statues adornthe pedestal; Morality, Education, Law and these, in panels, are alto-reliefs in marble, represent- 428 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ALDEN. ing the Departure from Delft Haven, the Signing of theCompact, the Landing of the Pilgrims, and the Treaty withMassasoit. Other panels extend to the top of the shaft,and on these are engraved the names of the Mayflower pas-sengers. Pilgrim Hall was built in 1824 by t
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