LANDMARKS OF EARLY EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA

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LANDMARKS OF EARLY EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA Produced: 1921

Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] “English settlements.” “Captain John Smith founded a settlement near Richmond, Va. in 1609.” Map of Atlantic coast of U.S., showing Richmond - detail map of Va. showing Richmond, James River, Potomac, Chesapeake Bay - stone monument with cross atop at landing spot. “The Pilgrims first landed at Provincetown on Cape Cod.” Maps showing Cape Cod and Provincetown, Long Point, Plymouth, and Massachusetts. “Looking towards Long Point where they landed.” View of Provincetown. “Modern Provincetown is a resort and fishing town.” “The stern and rock bound coast of New England. The Pilgrims sought a home here.” View of rocky coast. “The famous Plymouth Rock, the Pilgrims landed here Dec. 21, 1620.” View of monument, tourists - close-up of rock. “Site of the first meeting house in Plymouth.” Building with automobile traffic in foreground. “Site of the first church.” Large church with automobiles parked in front - map showing Massachusetts Bay and Boston. “Where some of the Pilgrims are buried.” Old graveyard. “Tomb of Mary Chilton. She was the first woman to land from the Mayflower.” Graveyard with three men in background pointing at tomb - close-up of tomb. “Harvard University was founded in 1636. John Harvard, its first benefactor, bequeathed his library of 300 books and half his fortune.” Views of Harvard. “Boston Common where the cattle grazed and the soldiers drilled during the early days of New England.” Large monument in square. “Home of John Winslow.” View of home. “Charles II granted William Penn the territory now called Pennsylvania. This is Penn’s house.” Map of Pennsylvania showing Pittsburg and various rivers. William Penn’s house - close-up of front. “The confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers was a strategic military position and was fortified by a block house -- Fort Pitt.” Plaque reading, ‘The Site of Fort Pitt Built 1759-1761. Visited by George Washington - 1753 - 1758 - 1770. This tablet placed by the D.A.R. of Allegheny County 1908.’ - model of Fort Pitt at junction of two rivers - views of old block houses. “Modern Pittsburg, the site of Fort Pitt.” Views of Pittsburg business district, pedestrian and automobile traffic. “These landmarks show something of the part taken by the French, Spanish and English in the exploration and settlement of North America.” “The End.” [1921]

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