The Pilgrim’s colony was supposed to be near this modern city, not where they finally settled.
- New York, NY
- Norfolk, VA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Wilmington, NC
New York, NY. The Pilgrims obtained a colonial patented for a “plantation” at the mouth of the Hudson River some two hundred miles south of Plymouth, but bad weather prevented their landing at that location.
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