Pilgrim Monument

This article is about a monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where the Pilgrims first landed. For the monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts that once shared the same name, see National Monument to the Forefathers.
Pilgrim Monument
View of the Pilgrim Monument with the Signing of the Mayflower Compact by Cyrus Dallin below, as seen from Bradford Street.
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42°03′08″N 70°11′21″W / 42.052226°N 70.1892015°W / 42.052226; -70.1892015
LocationHigh Pole Hill Road, Provincetown, Massachusetts
DesignerWillard T. Sears
TypeCampanile
MaterialGranite
Height252 feet 7+1⁄2 inches (77 m);
Rises 350 ft (107 m) above sea level
Beginning dateJune 20, 1907
Opening dateAugust 5, 1910 (1910-08-05)
Dedicated toThe first landfall of the Pilgrims in 1620, and the signing in Provincetown Harbor of the Mayflower Compact.
Websitewww.pilgrim-monument.org
This is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States.

The Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, Massachusetts, was built between 1907 and 1910 to commemorate the first landfall of the Pilgrims in 1620 and the signing of the Mayflower Compact in Provincetown Harbor.[1] This 252-foot-7+1⁄2-inch-tall (77.0 m) campanile is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States[2] and is part of the Provincetown Historic District.

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  2. ^ "About the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown Massachusetts". Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum. Retrieved 2018-09-19.