Provincetown Prepares for Battleship Welcome and Parade
The town readies for a grand harbor welcome with 21 Boston police, State troopers, and plainclothes officers guarding crowds of up to 20,000. Admiral Schroeder and the fleet arrive as battleships anchor. officials present deeds for athletic grounds and unveil a monument tablet.
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Monument rises 252 feet of granite on Cape Cod hill
Lt Col Edward Burr oversaw construction of the Pilgrim monument which will be dedicated with Taft as chief speaker. It stands 347 feet above Provincetown harbor, weighs about 14.5 million pounds, anchored by a reinforced concrete foundation with steel rods. Ground lies on pure sand atop Town Hill with government and Massachusetts funding totaling 90 000 dollars. Architect Willard T Sears designed the structure inspired by Siena Town Hall tower.
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Gift stones listing Mayflower groups in Pilgrim Monument wall
In the Pilgrim Monument interior wall a long list of gift stones commemorates numerous Mayflower Descendants chapters and historic New England towns. It includes organizations from New York to Rhode Island and towns such as Concord Plymouth Harwich Nantucket Boston and Salem with dates ranging from 1620s to 1907. The inscription marks commemorations of colonial milestones and regional civic entities tied to Pilgrim heritage.
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Pilgrim monument dedicates stones from Harvard A H A C and Scots Society
The Pilgrim monument to be dedicated today by President Taft includes three memorial stones from Harvard University founded 1636 the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company founded 1639 and the Scots Charitable Society founded 1657. The Scots Society donated the funds in 1907 to have its record carved on the monument.
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Monument Dedication Programme in Provincetown
A committee including the Pilgrim Memorial Association president and Massachusetts officials will meet President Taft on the dock at 10 45 a m. A procession to Town Hill will precede prayers speeches and music by Harvard Quartette the Salem Cadet Band and more with Taft delivering the final address. A banquet at Town Hall will follow with Taft and Governor Draper among speakers.
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Mayflower Compact Signed in Cape Cod Cabin 1620
The Mayflower Compact scene shows leaders like John Carver and William Bradford signing aboard at Cape Cod in November 1620. The document establishes civil government with laws for the Plymouth Colony to advance faith and the common good under King James I.
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