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New England Numbers: Pilgrims
How many descendants?
by Ian Aldrich
35 million
Americans who claim descent from the original 102 Pilgrims
51
original colonists who survived that first New England winter, 1620-21
7
homes erected by colonists by the end of 1621, their first full year at Plymouth Colony
252
feet (and 7 inches): height of the 99-year-old Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown, MA
5750
gallons of beer loaded aboard the Mayflower for passengers and crew
72
years: lifespan of Plymouth Colony before its merger with Massachusetts Bay Colony
10
streets in Provincetown, MA, the Pilgrims' first New World landing, named after original Mayflower passengers
1957
year the Mayflower II, a solid oak replica ship, and its crew retraced the Pilgrims' original Atlantic journey
300,000
annual visitors to Plimoth Plantation
SLIDE SHOW: Plimoth Plantation
Reader Comments
Comment from Joan Jellison on December 10, 2009
What are the names of the 10 streets named after Pilgrims?
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