Early explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525-1619 — John Shaqi
Early explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525-1619Howe, Henry F. (Henry Forbush)
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Early explorers of Plymouth Harbor, 1525-1619
Howe, Henry F. (Henry Forbush)
Discoveries in geography; Plymouth Harbor (Mass.) -- Discovery and exploration
Clarks Island, a low swell of upland occupied by farms, and Saquish
Head, likewise low upland occupied by a few buildings and some
bushes.
D. SAND DUNES
The long line of dune beaches, collectively called Duxbury Beach,
connecting Brant and Gurnet points.
E. SHOALS
A prominent feature of this part of Plymouth Harbor and of Duxbury
Bay. As Champlain states, they are largely bare at low tide.
F. WIGWAMS WHERE THE INDIANS CULTIVATE THE LAND
A number are situated on the slope where now stands the historic
city of Plymouth founded by the Pilgrim Fathers fifteen years after
this visit of Champlain.
G. THE SPOT WHERE WE RAN OUR PINNACE AGROUND
Browns Bank, still an impediment to the navigation of the harbor.
Apparently it was while their pinnace was aground that Champlain
landed on the north end of Long Beach, where he sketched this map.
H. A KIND OF ISLAND COVERED WITH TREES, AND CONNECTED WITH THE SAND
DUNES
The Gurnet, a low-swelling upland island, ending in a low bluff;
it is largely bare of trees and occupied by a group of buildings
belonging to the light station. It was thickly wooded when the
Pilgrim Fathers settled here in 1620. Slafter’s contention that
this was Saquish Head he later abandoned.
I. A FAIRLY HIGH PROMONTORY, WHICH IS VISIBLE FROM FOUR TO FIVE
LEAGUES OUT TO SEA
Manomet Hill, 360 feet in height, a plateau ridge cut to an abrupt
bluff where it reaches the sea, thus forming a conspicuous landmark.
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[Illustration: Map of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, adapted from a
modern chart for comparison with Champlain’s map of Port St. Louis,
to which it is adjusted as nearly as possible in scale, extent, and
meridian
Reproduced from the Champlain Society edition of _The Works of Samuel
de Champlain_, plate LXXIV. The compass is Champlain’s, which is
supposed to be set to the magnetic meridian, but the true north is
shown by the arrow.]
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