Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1906-09-14
NOTES BY THE WAY
mrs KOzer Visits Plymouth Rock
and Other Historic Spots In
New England.
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AFTER seeing Boston, the next best
move was to go to Plymouth, sit on
Tile rock, drink from the spring that
supplied the Pilgrims With fresh
water, and look around. Here we
lound enough to keep us proftabIy
employed for a day or two, or for
many days for that matter.
Plymouth Rock and the original
landing place are at the base of Coles
Hill, and a granite canopy stands
over the rock. The upper part Of the
canopy contains the bones of many of
the Pilgrims who died during the first
winter and were buried at the base of
this hill. In the war of the Revolu-
ton and the war of 1912, Notifications
were garrisOned on this hill.
In the Court House are kept many
valuable documents, the patents and
records OF the Colony, the will of Miles
Standish, etc. Pilgrim Hall contains
a large Museum of Pilgrim memorials
and curiosities. Burial Hill is the
site of the ancient fort which served
as a meeting house, where the Pill
grims attended, fully armed and
equipped for any sudden onslaught
from the savages. The ancient burial
ground is kept in excellent condition,
and all around may be seen on the
old slate tablets familiar names of the
Pilgrims. Plymouth Beach forms the
the outer protection of the harbor.
1t is more than three miles long, and
Gurnet Light House is five miles
from the rock. There is a large tract
OF wildwood west of the town, where
deer and other animals are seldom
disturbed by the hunter
The next thing in order was Salem,
with its witch stories, many of which
were most bewitching. Here we found
the houses in which the supposed
witches lived, the court records of
their trials, and we could even stand
on the spot where they were hung
"until dead and buried" as one of
the sheriff's records reads. The witch
pins are still in the court house.
The objects of interest are Roger
Williams house, sometimes called
the Witch House, 1G35-36; house in
which Lafayette and Washington
were entertained Broad Street bury
ing ground Hawthorne's birthplace,
and at "a Turner st. stands "The
House Of the Seven Cables" Peabody
Academy of Science, endowed by
George Peabody in 1867, with $14O,OOO,
etc.
After day spent here we took the
trolley for Marblehead. Marblehead
is one of most unique towns on the
Atlantic coast. 1t is built on the rocks,
the crevices serving as cellars. The
vocation of the inhabitants since its
first settlement in 1929 has been as
seamen in fishing vessels and coasting
vessels. 1t was here that Brigadier-
General Glover, one of the bravest
and most distinguished officers of the
Revolution, raised his famous regi-
ment. Every man save less than a
dozen were practical fishermen.
The greatest object Of interest is the
old burying ground on the hill, where
the first settlers were buried; also a
large number of the soldiers and sail
ors Of the Revolution are buried here.
Captain Mugford, who captured the
British powder ship, and James Ham
mond, one of the heroes of the frigate
Constitution, are buried here. Rev.
David Mosson, who performed the
marriage ceremony between George
Washington and the widow Custis,
rests in this sacred soil. The house
where the famous Molly Pitcher was
born is one of the sights.
From Marblehead to Gloucester,
passing through Beverly and Essex,
is a delightful trolley ride. This was
and is the most famous fishing town
on the New England coast. Along
the coast are some of the finest sum-
mer homes. After a day at Revere
Beach. which is several miles long,
with its beautiful broad parkway con-
structed some distance from high
water mark, we turned our steps next
morning toward Harvard and Cam
bridge. aarn
MRS, II. Z. KOZER.