This article is about the 1889 monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts, previously called the Pilgrim Monument. For the 1910 Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts, see Pilgrim Monument.
United States historic place
National Monument to the Forefathers
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Monument to the Forefathers, 2005
Location
Allerton St. Plymouth, Massachusetts
Built
August 1, 1889
NRHP reference No.
74002033
Added to NRHP
August 30, 1974
The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument,[1] commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States. It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument.[2]
^Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Massachusetts of To-day. Columbia publishing company. p. 2.
^Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering, Resource Management Planning Program, September 2006. "Resource Management Plan: National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts", p 1. Accessed 8 October 2012.
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