National Monument to the Forefathers

	National Monument to the Forefathers
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	National Monument to the Forefathers, 2005
Location	Allerton St.; Plymouth, Massachusetts
Built	August 1, 1889
NRHP reference No.	74002033
Added to NRHP	August 30, 1974

The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument,^[1] commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States. It is thought to be the world's largest solid granite monument.^[2]

^ Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Massachusetts of To-day. Columbia publishing company. p. 2.
^ Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering, Resource Management Planning Program, September 2006. "Resource Management Plan: National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts", p 1. Accessed 8 October 2012.

[1] Toomey, Daniel P. (1892). Massachusetts of To-day. Columbia publishing company. p. 2.

[2] Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Planning and Engineering, Resource Management Planning Program, September 2006. "Resource Management Plan: National Monument to the Forefathers, Plymouth, Massachusetts", p 1. Accessed 8 October 2012.

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