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Topic: Mayflower (disambiguation)


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  Mayflower information - Search.com
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (which later became part of the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 11 (both dates according to the Old Style or the Julian Calendar).
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest permanent settlers in New England, and so later many members of society took great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one of these.
The Mayflower is the emblem of the English football club Plymouth Argyle F.C., who are known by the nickname of "The Pilgrims".
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  Mayflower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and weighing anchor near Cape Cod on November 21.
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest arrivals in New England, and so later many members of society took great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one of these.
The Mayflower is the emblem of the English football club Plymouth Argyle F.C., who are known by the nickname of "The Pilgrims".
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 Mayflower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (which later became part of the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 11 (both dates according to the Old Style or the Julian Calendar).
The Mayflower landed at Renews on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland, where it picked up water and supplies from local fishing families before sailing on to Cape Cod.
The passengers on the Mayflower were the earliest permanent settlers in New England, and so later many members of society took great interest in tracing their ancestry back to one of these.
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 Mayflower (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mayflower, Arkansas is a town in the State of Arkansas in the United States of America.
Mayflower - name of the ship in "Farmer In The Sky" a sci-fi novel by Robert A. Heinlein.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
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 MAYFLOWER - OneLook Dictionary Search
MAYFLOWER : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
Phrases that include MAYFLOWER: ship mayflower, english colony ship mayflower, list of passengers on the mayflower, mayflower barn, mayflower centre, more...
Words similar to MAYFLOWER: epigaea repens, trailing arbutus, more...
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 Mayflower   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Mayflower was the Ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 11.
The ship Mayflower was used as a cargo ship trading between England and other European countries, principally France but also Norway, Germany and Spain.
The newfound fame of Jordans as the location of the final resting place of the timbers of the "Mayflower" couldn't have been more opportune for the fledgeling community as an influx in tourists provided the group with a much needed kickstart in establishing the settlement.
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 Mayflower - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 11 (both dates according to the Old Style or the Julian Calendar).
In the interests of balance it should be noted that J Rendel Harris was a prominent Quaker and in the 1920's the farmstead of Jordans was undergoing an interesting social experiment.
The newfound fame of Jordans as the location of the final resting place of the timbers of the "Mayflower" couldn't have been more opportune for the fledgeling community as an influx in tourists provided the group with a much needed kick start in establishing the settlement.
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 American Mayflower Life Insurance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to " North Virginia " (in whatwas later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchornear Cape Cod on November21.
The ship Mayflower was used as a cargo ship trading between England andother European countries, principally France but also Norway, Germany and possibly Spain.
Details regarding the size and overall dimensions of the ship are unknown, but it has been estimated from its load weight andthe usual size of 180-ton merchant ships in the period to be 90 - 110 feet in length and about 25 feet in width.
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 Plymouth - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon.
In 1403, the town was briefly occupied and burnt by the French, it was also from Plymouth that the Pilgrims sailed to the New World in 1620 aboard the Mayflower before landing at and founding the "Plymouth Colony".
Plymouth was where the defeated Napolean Bonaparte was brought aboard the HMS Bellerophon before his exile to St Helena in 1815 and the surviving crew of the RMS Titanic disaster disembarked on their return to England in 1912.
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 Mayflower (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Arkansas, Botany, United States, U.S. state, ...
Mayflower (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Arkansas, Botany, United States, U.S. state,...
Mayflower is also a place in the State of Arkansas in the United States of America.
This is a disambiguation page, i.e., a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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 Mayflower - TheBestLinks.com - Mayflower (ship), April 5, England, France, ...
Mayflower - TheBestLinks.com - Mayflower (ship), April 5, England, France,...
Mayflower (ship), Mayflower, April 5, England, France, Germany, Massachusetts...
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to "North Virginia" (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620, leaving Plymouth on September 6 and dropping anchor near Cape Cod on November 21.
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 HARWICH FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Harwich is a town in Essex, England, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east.
Harwich was the home town for Christopher Jones, the master and quarter-owner of the Mayflower, and was also a base for that ship.
The Royal Navy is no longer present in Harwich but adjacent Parkeston continues to offer a regular ferry service to Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands.
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 Mayflower - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
For other things named "Mayflower", please see Mayflower (disambiguation).
The Mayflower was the ship which transported the Pilgrim Fathers from Plymouth, England to North Virginia (in what was later to become the United States of America) in 1620 (left Plymouth on September 6).
On April 5, 1621 the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts on a return trip to Great Britain.
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 wiki/Boston, England Definition / wiki/Boston, England Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The Mayflower Compact is signed on November 11.
[click for more] set sail on the ship Mayflower from Plymouth Plymouth is a city in the Westcountry of England, situated at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar in the traditional county of Devon.
Historically, it was Britain's largest and second most important Royal Navy base, a factor that made the city a prime target of the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.
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 Grain : search word
However, it also means the piece of propellant of a solid rocket, more or less a hollow cylinder, sometimes very large.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
A youthful bride on a ship full of pilgrims; a lily floating in a fellow pilgrims are preparing to embark in small boats.
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 Maui Sands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
What is usually done in such cases: a line is added at the top (or sometimes the bottom) pointing out and linking to other less well known uses of the word.
Personally, I think that approach is a bit ugly and I would prefer the disambiguation approach you suggest.
When disambiguating, the default position is to use a dedicated disambiguation page.
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 America: colonial history to 1783 - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about America: colonial history to 1783
Religious persecution in England led to the foundation of the New England colonies.
The first of these was established in 1620 when the Puritans known as the Pilgrim Fathers (or simply the Pilgrims) landed at Plymouth Rock, in what is now Massachusetts, having sailed there on the Mayflower.
The Pilgrims went on to found the colony of Connecticut.
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 Wikinfo | Southampton
For other places named Southampton, see Southampton (disambiguation).
Southampton is a city and major port situated on the south coast of England, in the county of Hampshire.
It was the original point of departure for the Pilgrim Fathers aboard the Mayflower.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Will Rogers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This page relates to the humorist; for others with similar names see William Rogers (disambiguation).
He used to quip that, "My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, they were here to greet the boat!" Will grew up as a cowboy, with a special knack for rodeo tricks, including bareback horse riding and rope twirling.
He received sporadic formal education between 1887 and 1898, when he left home to become a cowboy on the Ewing Ranch in Lipscomb County, Texas, near the town of Higgins.
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 Wikipedia:Manual of Style
Avoid repeating the article title in headings; use "Voyage" instead of "Voyage of the Mayflower" in an article titled "Mayflower".
Proponents of the serial comma, such as The Elements of Style, cite its disambiguating function and consistency as reasons for its use.
Opponents consider it extraneous in situations where it is not explicitly resolving ambiguity.
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 Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth Plymouth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
1620 fuhren von hier die Pilgerväter mit der Mayflower nach Amerika.
Ein weitere Sehenswürdigkeit ist der Punkt im Hafen an dem die Mayflower abgelegt hat, als sie ihre Reise in die neue Welt begann.
Zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten zählt eine Nachbildung der Mayflower, die im Hafen der Stadt zu besichtigen ist.
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 Pilgrim (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The English government was thus trying to plot a political-religious course between the position of the Roman Catholic, Philip III of Spain and the "Puritan" Congregationalism advocated by Brewster and others.
Having no legal authority to colonize the area, they met to sign their own charter, known as the Mayflower Compact, in which they agreed to form a "self-governing, Christian community".
It was not long before the Pilgrims determined that the sandy land of the outer cape was insufficient to support them, so a group of them sailed across Cape Cod Bay and landed at Plymouth on December 21.
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 a-a Encyclopedia Index
Ma from May Day Disambiguation to Maya Marcel-Keyes
Ma from Maybelle Carter to Mayflower Village California
Mi from Michael Schudson to Michael Steele Disambiguation
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 USS Sequoia (presidential yacht): Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The ship was designated a National Historic Landmark (National Historic Landmark: more facts about this subject) in 1987.
For other vessels named Sequoia, see USS Sequoia (disambiguation) (USS Sequoia (disambiguation): more facts about this subject).
The Sequoia started out as the Sequoia II, a private yacht built for $200,000 in 1925/1926 at a Camden, New Jersey (Camden, New Jersey: more facts about this subject) shipyard.
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 Boston, Lincolnshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Most of the pilgrims were released the following year and set sail for The Netherlands, settling in Leiden.
Concerned with the morals of the time in the Netherlands, and with their children being being brought up in a Dutch environment, they decided to move to a place better suited to them, and in 1620 set sail on the ship Mayflower from Plymouth, bound for the United States.
In 1612 John Cotton became the vicar of the Stump and, although persecuted by the Church of England for his non-conformist preaching, became responsible for a large increase in Church attendance.
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 Plymouth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
For about other uses of Plymouth see Plymouth (disambiguation).
If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620
I am a teacher who was looking for a book for my students to use when we study Thanksgiving.
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 Star of India (ship): Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The article is about the ship known as "Star of India".
For other items of the same name, please see disambiguation at Star of India (Star of India: the star of india may refer to one of the followings:...
Star of India was built in 1863 as Euterpe (Euterpe: A monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America), a full-rigged iron ship in Ramsey (Ramsey: ramsey (rhumsaa) is a town in the isle of man....
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 Rogers Cantel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Obviously the waitress does on a daily basis list the coffee options for people with poor eyesight or poor reading ability, or just to show off, anyone who's been in a Starbucks has seen
''This page relates to the humorist; for others with similar names see William Rogers (disambiguation).'' William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American humorist and entertainer.
Rogers was born in Indian Territory in what would later become the state of Oklahoma.
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 muddy information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Muddy Creek in Utah in the United States.
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that points to other pages that might otherwise have the samename.
If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specificpage.
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In 1403, the town was briefly occupied and burnt by the France French, it was also from Plymouth that the Pilgrims sailed to the New World in 1620 aboard the ''Mayflower'' before landing at and founding the "Plymouth Colony".
Plymouth was where the defeated Napolean Bonaparte was brought aboard the HMS Bellerophon (1786) HMS ''Bellerophon'' before his exile to St Helena in 1815 and the surviving crew of the RMS Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' disaster disembarked on their return to England in 1912.
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