The Bay State has plenty of iconic landmarks. Head to Boston, and you’ll find 16 historic landmarks along the Freedom Trail alone. The town of Concord is home to Minute Man National Park and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery which serves as the final resting place for many notable authors who lived there during the Transcendentalist movement. And then there’s the Mayflower II, a replica of the original Mayflower that crossed the ocean from England in the 1600s. It may come as no surprise that this iconic landmark in Massachusetts, like the original, was imported from England.

The year was 1620 when the original Mayflower left the port of Plymouth in England and set sail across the Atlantic. Aboard the ship were over 100 passengers who became known as the Pilgrims.
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After 66 days at sea, the Mayflower finally landed in the area known as Provincetown today. Eventually, they set sail again and landed and colonized Plymouth, named after the English port.
In 1621, the original Mayflower set sail back to England. Here it was taken apart and sold off. While the original is no longer with us, there is a replica sitting in Plymouth Harbor in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The Mayflower II was built in 1955 at the Upham Brickyard located in Brixham, England. It was originally designed for Plimoth Patuxet Museums by architect William Avery Baker.
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This recreated ship is nearly identical to the original from the wood to the lanterns, maps, and even the ship's bell. Construction of the ship was finished in 1957.
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England gifted the Mayflower II to the United States in honor of the countries' friendship formed during WWII.
Once construction was finished, Mayflower II, like the original, set sail across the Atlantic. It has since made its home in Plymouth Harbor and serves as an educational landmark for the Plimoth Patuxet Museums.
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Today, visitors to Plymouth can head down to the harbor to take a look at the iconic Mayflower II and imagine what it was like for the Pilgrims to live onboard the original ship.
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Did you know that the Mayflower II, like its predecessor, was built in and imported from England? What is your favorite iconic landmark in Massachusetts? Tell us in the comments.

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