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Pride of Provincetown
The people of Provincetown are genuinely proud of the historic fact that it was at Provincetown that the memorable voyage of the Mayflower came to an end. It was there that her anchor, last wet with the salt waters of old England, then dropped with a splash into those of Provincetown Harbor, and that her weary crew and passengers were thrilled to go ashore and stretch their cramped and weary sea legs.
Says the Provincetown Advocate:
From their own accounts, the Pilgrims wept with joy as they came ashore at the tip of Cape Cod. The feel of land beneath their feet was good. To them it was God’s assurance that they could further depend upon His guidance. Here they found fresh water, of which there was great need, and the seed corn without which they would have entirely perished in the winter, which was already upon them. Here they washed their garments and linens. Here they rested to fortify their strength and stamina to go on. Without that stay on the Cape End there would have been no colony; no Pilgrim saga… The fact that the Pilgrim Landing on what is now Provincetown more than three centuries ago is said to be one of the best kept secrets in all history, and we have kept it, kept it well.
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Posted by capelinks - (website) on 02/08/06
Categories: History, Provincetown
Keywords: pilgrims, provincetown, history
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