Pilgrim Memorial State Park
{{Short description|State park in Plymouth, Massachusetts}}
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| name = Pilgrim Memorial State Park
| photo = Plymouth Rock Monument.JPG
| photo_caption = The building that encloses Plymouth Rock
| photo_alt = Monument
| photo_width = 280
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| map_caption = Location in Massachusetts
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| label = Pilgrim Memorial State Park
| location = Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
| coordinates = {{coord|41|57|30|N|70|39|43|W|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|17|acre|abbr=on}}
| elevation = {{convert|10|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{cite gnis|615298|Plymouth Rock}}
| established = 1920
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| administrator = Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Pilgrim Memorial State Park comprises two monuments — Plymouth Rock and the National Monument to the Forefathers — in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Closely related to these memorials is the Myles Standish Monument State Reservation which can be seen across the Plymouth Bay in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, these sites are managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
History
Pilgrim Memorial State Park was created in 1920 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Pilgrim landing. Landfill was brought in and the shoreline changed, creating arms of land around Plymouth Rock. The portico designed by McKim, Mead and White was completed and other memorials donated and dedicated.
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External links
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- [https://www.mass.gov/locations/pilgrim-memorial-state-park Pilgrim Memorial State Park] Department of Conservation and Recreation
- [https://www.mass.gov/doc/pilgrim-memorial-state-park-map/download Pilgrim Memorial State Park Map] Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Category:Plymouth, Massachusetts
Category:State parks of Massachusetts
Category:Parks in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Category:Monuments and memorials in Massachusetts
Category:1920 establishments in Massachusetts