400 Years Ago, the Mayflower Arrives-- Part 2: Around Cape Cod, a Near Mutiny, the Compact and a Landing

All events in the year 1620.

NOVEMBER 11

The Mayflower sailed around the northern tip of Cape Cod into what is today's Provincetown  Harbor and dropped anchor.

The Pilgrims were no doubt anxious to get off the ship, but a problem arose with the Strangers (the non-Pilgrim members of the ship) who became somewhat mutinous.  But, the signing of the Mayflower Compact solved the problem.

NOVEMBER 12

The Pilgrims spent the day worshipping since it was the Sabbath and they believed the whole day should be dedicated to worship.

NOVEMBER 13

The Pilgrims went ashore

NOVEMBER  15

Myles Standish led 16 men on an overland expedition to explore and find a source of fresh water.  During this time, they observed a small party of Natives, but they soon ran away.

--Cooter

400 Years Ago, This Mayflower Ship Arrived-- Part 1: Going to the New World

I saw one of those neat collector book/magazines in the local Jewel about the Mayflower and Pilgrims and then remembered those cancel culture folks want this gone because of what happened to the Indians afterwards.  I don't much like cancel culture folk anyway, so instead of burning it or protesting out in front of the store, I bought it.

I like these magazines and have been amassing a whole bunch of them.  They are generally just 100 pages long, with lots and lots of pictures, so it doesn't take too long to go through one.  These are the new coffee table books of this age I guess.

Sadly, the price of them keeps going up every year.  Now one will cost you between $13 and $15.

Anyway, since this year and month marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim arrival in the New World, I will be writing segments of the "Mayflower: Birth of America" book/magazine for the rest of the month.

The book magazine started off with a Pilgrim Timeline.

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1620

SEPTEMBER 6--  The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England

NOVEMBER 9--  The Mayflower's passengers spot Cape Cod, considerably north of their intended Hudson River.

NOVEMBER 11--  The Mayflower rounds the tip of Cape Cod, drops anchor near present-day Provincetown, Massachusetts and the Mayflower Compact is signed.  The people spend the next few weeks exploring Cape Cod.

DECEMBER 16--  The Mayflower arrives at Plymouth Harbor

A Bit Late in the Year to Be Starting a Colony in My Books.  --CootPil