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s we approached the path tation.
And then we were time trav-
leading down to the vil-
lage, a large sign greeted eling. Walking past the sign,
us with this message: "Welcome to the 17th Century,"
we were back in 1627 as we ex-
"Welcome to the 17th Century."
It was a most appropriate plored the village which covers
greeting. For the rest of the af- 100 acres and 20 different sites.
This was living history at its
ternoon, we felt transported back
in time. We went into one-story best. The tables, chairs, beds,
houses with pitched roofs, saw utensils — even the plants and
17th century gardens and tools, flowers the Pilgrims cultivated
and talked to the "Pilgrims" who — were there for us to see. And
so were the Pilgrims themselves,
lived here.
Plimoth Plantation is a fasci- dressed inl7th century attire and
nating re-creation of the 1627 vil- speaking in the dialect of the ear-
lage where the Pilgrims created ly settlers, with British accents
the first successful English colony and curious turns of phrases.
Of course, they were highly
in New England.
It's one of the top attractions knowledgable "Colonial inter-
in historic Plymouth. This coastal preters" who have gone through
town just 20 miles south of a rigorous training program be-
Boston offers tourists — and 1 fore they take on the roles of ac-
million of them visit annually— tual people who lived here in
an array of history-related at- 1627.
While "in character" on the
tractions. They include the fa-
mous Plymouth Rock, the plantation, they live entirely in
Mayflower II, which is an exact the 17th century, never stepping
replica of the original boat, and outside those time boundaries.
Mention McDonald's, movies,
Plimoth Plantation (the name the
Pilgrims gave to their first set- Madonna, computers, and they'll
respond with a blank
tlement). We made it our
look. But ask them about
first stop on a recent vis-
it to Plymouth. After Pilgrim Robert crossing the Atlantic by
checking into the Pilgrim Bartlett i n real life boat, or tending to the
Sands motel, which we is Alex Pevzner. farm chores, and they'll
respond in detail.
chose in part because it is
For instance, outside one
barely a mile from the plantation,
we boarded the trolley-bus and house, we met Brigit Fuller, wife
took a short ride to Plimoth Plan- of the village deacon, working in

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