First Encounter Plaque

First Encounter Plaque (HMYID)

Location: Eastham, MA 02642 Barnstable County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 49.267', W 70° 0.228'

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Commemorating the Pilgrims' first encounter with Native Americans

Near this site the Nauset tribe of the Wampanoag nation, seeking to protect themselves and their culture, had their first encounter, 8 december 1620, with Myles Standish, John Carver, William Bradford, Edward Winslow, John Tilley, Edward Tilley, John Howland, Richard Warren, Stephen Hopkins, Edward Dotey, John Allerton, Thomas English, Master Mate Clark, Master Gunner Copin and three sailors of the Mayflower company.
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByThe Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 4:59pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 416634 N 4630402
Decimal Degrees41.82111667, -70.00380000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 49.267', W 70° 0.228'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 49' 16.02" N, 70° 0' 13.68" W
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Area Code(s)508
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1600-1698 Samoset Rd, Eastham MA 02642, US
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