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Sign Marking Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Sign Marking Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts

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Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts is location where in 1620, Pilgrims first landed onto the New World. It is here that is also the location of the first Thanksgiving meal.

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