Essex By The Sea
039: The Mayflower & Harwich - Essex By The Sea
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Over 400 years ago a small ship set sail from Harwich on a voyage to the new world.
The Mayflower left Harwich with a number of sailors from the town aboard, before eventually sailing to Massachusetts where the pilgrims wrote the Mayflower Compact.
During 2020 the town of Harwich was due to celebrate it's connections to The Mayflower, however due to the pandemic celebrations were postponed. Now a large interactive display forms part of the new Harwich Museum charting the history of the voyage and the people who were instrumental to the begining of the United States of America as we know it today.
Owen visits the museum to find out more from founder David Whittle.
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