Town Brook Historic and Archeological District
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Town Brook Historic and Archeological District is an historic district
associated with the seventeenth century Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Town Brook
provided drinking water for the Pilgrims after landing in 1620.
The headwaters of Town Brook are located at the Billington Sea
three miles from downtown Plymouth. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1995.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
associated with the seventeenth century Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Town Brook
Town Brook (Massachusetts)
Town Brook is a stream in Plymouth, Massachusetts that provided drinking water to the Pilgrims who made their homes adjacent to the brook on Leyden Street in Plymouth. Town Brook's headwaters are the Billington Sea, a freshwater pond. The brook passes through numerous small ponds, including Deep...
provided drinking water for the Pilgrims after landing in 1620.
The headwaters of Town Brook are located at the Billington Sea
Billington Sea
Billington Sea is a warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Morton Park lies on the pond's northern shore. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bog outlets. The average depth is seven feet and the maximum depth is . The pond provides the headwaters to Town Brook...
three miles from downtown Plymouth. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1995.
See also
- Richard Sparrow HouseRichard Sparrow HouseThe Richard Sparrow House is an historic house at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts and the oldest surviving house in Plymouth.The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636. He was granted a tract of land in 1636 on which the...
- Billington SeaBillington SeaBillington Sea is a warm water pond located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Morton Park lies on the pond's northern shore. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bog outlets. The average depth is seven feet and the maximum depth is . The pond provides the headwaters to Town Brook...
- Town BrookTown Brook (Massachusetts)Town Brook is a stream in Plymouth, Massachusetts that provided drinking water to the Pilgrims who made their homes adjacent to the brook on Leyden Street in Plymouth. Town Brook's headwaters are the Billington Sea, a freshwater pond. The brook passes through numerous small ponds, including Deep...