Quotation from: The Beginner's American HistoryWritten by: D.H. Montgomery |
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Standish, with the others, went back to the _Mayflower_ with a good report. They had found just what they wanted,--an excellent harbor where ships from England could come in; a brook of nice drinking-water; and last of all, a piece of land that was nearly free from trees, so that nothing would hinder their planting corn early in the spring. Captain John Smith of Virginia[7] had been there before them, and had named the place Plymouth on his map of New England. The Pilgrims liked the name, and so made up their minds to keep it. The _Mayflower_ soon sailed for Plymouth, and the Pilgrims set to work to build the log cabins of their little settlement.
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