National Monument to the Forefathers

This article is about the 1889 monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts, previously called the Pilgrim Monument. For the 1910 Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts, see Pilgrim Monument.
National Monument to the Forefathers
National Monument to the Forefathers, 2005
LocationAllerton St.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
BuiltAugust 1, 1889
NRHP reference No.74002033
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1974

The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument,[1] commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States. It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument.[2]

  1. ^ Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Massachusetts of To-day. Columbia publishing company. p. 2.
  2. ^ Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering, Resource Management Planning Program, September 2006. "Resource Management Plan: National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts", p 1. Accessed 8 October 2012.