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What is the history of the harbor in Plymouth, MA?

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Its harbor, now used by fishing boats and leisure craft, was the scene of the famous landing by the Pilgrims in 1620, and Plymouth was the first permanent European settlement in New England (see Pilgrims ; Plymouth Colony ).

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