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Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Re-created 1627 Puritan settlement with character actors (have you seen the South Park episode).  Grey, rainy day was perfect for imagining what they went through. Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Rough-hewn clapboard walls and thatched roof house with dirt floors and open hearth were common in early years. Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Rough-hewn clapboard walls and thatched roof house with dirt floors and open hearth were common in early years.
Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Open hearth vented by opening in roof.   Early houses were about 16 feet long by 14 feet wide.  Oiled paper covered window openings until glass became common. Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Community walkways between fenced yards. Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts
Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Woman explains need for and use of muskets and long rifles in Colonial New England. Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Community oven where women would gather once or twice per week to bake for their families. Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts

Alec passing cut wood pile.
   
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Description: Exploration of re-created 1627 settlement in Plymouth, Mass and neighboring Wampanoag village (May 1, 2009).
Location: Plimoth Plantation, Massachusetts