
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Augustyn. In 1957 the historic voyage of the Mayflower was commemorated when a replica of the original ship was built in England and sailed to Massachusetts in 53 days. The true fate of the vessel remains unknown however, some historians argue that the Mayflower was scrapped for its timber, which was then used in the construction of a barn in Jordans, Buckinghamshire, England. The ship remained in port until the following April, when it left for England. Before going ashore at Plymouth, Pilgrim leaders (including Bradford and William Brewster) drafted the Mayflower Compact, a brief 200-word document that was the first framework of government written and enacted in the territory that would later become the United States of America. Instead, after a 66-day voyage, it first landed November 21 on Cape Cod at what is now Provincetown, Massachusetts, and the day after Christmas it deposited its 102 settlers nearby at the site of Plymouth. These first permanent settlers in Massachusetts, however, were not fortune. state of Virginia, at the time including the Mayflower’s original destination in the area of the Hudson River in what is now New York state). was not permanently settled until the Pilgrims settled at Plymouth in 1620.
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