Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . hirteen by sixteen feet, and is valued at three thousanddollars. The cabinet of the Pilgrim Society containsmany valuable antiquities. From Burying Hill, in therear of the town, which is elevated one hundred and sixtyfeet above the level of the sea, is a fine view of the vil-lage, the harbor, and shipping beyond, with the coast forsome miles in extent. Plymouth Eock, a deeply inter-esting spot to New Englanders, is near the termination ofLeyden Street. The town contains about two hundredponds; the largest, called Billington Sea, is abo
Sights in Boston and suburbs : or, guide to the stranger . hirteen by sixteen feet, and is valued at three thousanddollars. The cabinet of the Pilgrim Society containsmany valuable antiquities. From Burying Hill, in therear of the town, which is elevated one hundred and sixtyfeet above the level of the sea, is a fine view of the vil-lage, the harbor, and shipping beyond, with the coast forsome miles in extent. Plymouth Eock, a deeply inter-esting spot to New Englanders, is near the termination ofLeyden Street. The town contains about two hundredponds; the largest, called Billington Sea, is about sixmiles in circumference. It is two miles south-west ofthe village, and contains a good supply of pickerel andperch. 92 BOSTON SIGHTS. The National Monument to the Forefathers, adescription of which we take from the Boston Almanac of1856, is to be erected here. The design comprises anoctagonal pedestal, eighty-three feet high, upon whichstands a figure of Faith, rising to the height of seventyfeet above the platform of the pedestal, so that the whole. monument will rise one hundred and fifty-three feet abovethe earth upon which it rests. Faith is represented asstanding upon a rock, holding in her left hand an openBible, while the other hand is uplifted towards heaven. OLD COLONY DEPOT AND ROAD. 93 From the four smaller faces of the main pedestal projectwings or buttresses, upon which are seated figures em-blematic of the principles upon which the Pilgrim Fathersproposed to found their commonwealth. These are Moral-ity, Law, Education, and Freedom. The sides of theseats upon which they sit are decorated with niches, inwhich are statues appropriate to the figures above. Upon the larger faces of the main pedestal are panels,which are intended to contain records of the names of thePilgrims of the Mayflower, the events of the voyage, theprominent events in the early history of the colony, andthe events which occurred previous to their departure fromDelft Haven. Upon smaller pane
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