Listen, Pilgrim, Maybe It Should Be Called Harwich Rock

The Wall Street Journal ^ | 6-24-13 | Peter Evans

[Pharmboy]

"Plymouth was just a stop-off..."

Just terrific history here...do not miss the video at the site that includes the Plymouth Steps and what the English locals are saying.

This is a free article from the Journal.

[Pharmboy]

Begging the captain's pardon for the ping JimRob, but I thought you might like to see this one.

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list

[knarf]

Smoke n' mirrors (sort of ...)

If the town in Massachusetts is named Plymouth ... IT WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE SHIP THAT COINED THE NAME.

Perhaps it was Captain Jones himself, maybe feeling a little miffed about a missed paycheck, that said .. screw you .. I'LL name it PLYMOUTH !

Wikki is blaming John Smith.

[Pharmboy]

True enough...but the backstory of Harwich is pretty interesting, and something I knew NOTHING about. They deserve a bit of due, IMHO...

[knarf]

I agree ... THIS native Bostonian NEVER heard or Harwich.

[Red Badger]

Perhaps they could get a piece of wood from the ORIGINAL MAYFLOWER, which I understand was eventually decommissioned and the wood was used to build a house, that is still standing today.....

[Red Badger]

....Or he was a MOPAR guy and not a Ford or Chevy guy.................

[centurion316]

James Fort was established in 1607, and was the destination for a number of ships in the years leading up to 1620, the year the Mayflower sailed. So, what difference does it make from whence Mayflower sailed, she was a latecomer.

[ladyjane]

I can’t imagine someone from Massachusetts who has never heard of Harwich. Have you never been to the Cape? ;-)

Harwich is a beautiful town. Good seafood. But then, just about all of Cape Cod has good seafood. (Tourism PSA)

[jim macomber]

Pure guesswork on my part — but there’s a Harwich on Cape Cod... and didn’t the Mayflower stop on the Cape first before going on. So maybe they named the first stop Harwich and the second Plymouth. Just speculating.

[knarf]

Yeah .. but not Harwich, England and THIS bit of trivia.

Lobster Neuburgh is my favorite

[ladyjane]

Oh - okay.

So how is the weather there? Has the ice melted yet? ;-)

[knarf]

Transplanted to SW Pa in '80

We're eating peas, carrots, got my first pepper, and broccoli from my exploded (this year, anyway) garden.

All I did last year different was top dress with a couple of loads of wet, smelly cow manure, and my garden is fantastic so far.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

THIS native Bostonian NEVER heard or Harwich

Cause it's pronounced, HAHwitch. It's on the Upper Cape, between Dennis and Chatham.

[ladyjane]

Lucky you. The darn deer got into the garden again!! Double fence, electric wire, electric tape, peanut butter on hot aluminum foil, you name it. Fifty feet of peas neatly chewed off at the top.

[codder too]

Just to make it more interesting...The PLIMOTH PLANTATION is a great tourist attraction in Plymouth Mass. Yes, the spelling is correct.

Good educational programs for children and adults. Actors at the Plantation stay in character no matter how hard one tries to draw them out to their 'future'.

[camle]

didn’t they stopover in france or denmark before the crossing? something about picking up some exiles?

[Pharmboy]

I believe you may be thinking of their self-imposed exile to Leiden, Holland.

[knarf]

Hahwich on th' uppah cape ...

Yeah, I know.

/8^)

[NonValueAdded]

Well, neither Plymouth was the intended destination ...