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Address79 Water St, Plymouth, MA 02360, United States
Hours Open 24 hours
Phone +1 508-747-5360
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NRHP Reference Number70000680
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Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in December 1620.

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Plymouth Rock Mayflower monument covered in graffiti

Feb 18,2020 7:02 pm

The Rock marks the area where pilgrims from the Mayflower landed spraying

Plymouth Rock , which has been a monument marking The Landing place of the Mayflower in Massachusetts, covered in red paint, officials confirmed.

The Rock is found one of several tourist attractions in and around the Plymouth waterfront devastated on Monday Morning .

It is unclear whether The Incident on the 400-year anniversary this year.

It is not the First Time , a monument to the pilgrim, which was damaged in the Massachusetts city.

The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England in September, 1620, with 12 "pilgrim fathers" bound for a new life. The Ship landed in what New Plymouth ", Massachusetts on December 21 "has become, in a place that is now Plymouth Rock .

The Rock is located in Pilgrim Memorial State Park on the shores of the US city. It is a small piece of a larger rock that was in the city at the time that The Pilgrims settled,

pictures posted on Social Media several site snow show covered in red paint, including The Rock , a pilgrim statue, and the four scallops roll statues.

Lea Filson, executive director of, Plymouth, said: "to See this kind of disrespect, the historical memories of the Mayflower story is sad and disturbing.

"The wave of consternation and anger about The Incident , it was a positive end to a thoughtless gesture," she added.

Melissa Arrighi, Plymouth town manager, said on Twitter that she was saddened by the recent vandalism.

city officials confirmed on Facebook that a clean-up operation is already underway. He warns, however, in a Facebook post that some of the memorials.



Source of news: bbc.com

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