USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plymouth, town (township), Plymouth county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Boston. It was the site of the first permanent settlement by Europeans in New England, Plymouth colony, known formally as the colony of New Plymouth.

Detailed explanation-2: -This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Thirteen years later, 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plymouth, Massachusetts, (population 492, 066) was founded in 1620 by English settlers known as Separatists, who had fled England to establish a Utopian community where they could practice their religion freely.

Detailed explanation-4: -The plentiful water supply, good harbor, cleared fields, and location on a hill made the area a favorable place for settlement. Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor on December 16, 1620 and the colonists began building their town. While houses were being built, the group continued to live on the ship.