Mayflower: Quick Facts

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Painting by Bernard Gribble showing Pilgrim Fathers and families boarding small boats at a busy harbor to board the Mayflower, with the large ship anchored nearby.

The Mayflower II, a full-scale reproduction of the historic Mayflower ship, sails on open water under a sky with dramatic clouds.

Pilgrims signing the Mayflower Compact

Mayflower II, a replica of the Mayflower, docked in Plymouth, Mass.

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