Pilgrim Monument

Pilgrim Monument

The Pilgrim Monument was built between 1907 and 1910 to commemorate the first landfall of the Pilgrims in 1620 and the signing in Provincetown Harbor of the Mayflower Compact.

It was designed by Willard T. Sears after the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy.

This 252-foot tall campanile (bell tower) is the tallest all-granite structure in the United States and is part of the Provincetown historic district.

President Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone in 1907. In 1910, President William Howard Taft dedicated the finished tower.

In 1910, Cape Cod's first museum opened at the base of the monument.

Location

1 High Pole Hill Rd
Provincetown, Barnstable County
Massachusetts, USA

Getting There

The Pilgrim Monument is located in Provincetown, Massachusetts. To reach it by public transportation, you can take the Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Company's bus service from Boston to Provincetown. The trip takes approximately 2.5 hours. Once you arrive in Provincetown, you can take the local shuttle bus, taxi or walk to the monument, which is located in the center of town.

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