Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

First Encounter Plaque

Commemorating the Pilgrims' first encounter with Native Americans

Photographed By Robert Paine Carlson

1. First Encounter Plaque Marker

Inscription. Near this site the Nauset tribe of the Wampanoag nation, seeking to protect themselves and their culture, had their first encounter, 8 december 1620, with Myles Standish, John Carver, William Bradford, Edward Winslow, John Tilley, Edward Tilley, John Howland, Richard Warren, Stephen Hopkins, Edward Dotey, John Allerton, Thomas English, Master Mate Clark, Master Gunner Copin and three sailors of the Mayflower company.

Erected 2001 by The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is December 8, 1620.

Location. 41° 49.267′ N, 70° 0.228′ W. Marker is in Eastham, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. Marker is on Samoset Road south of First Encounter Beach parking lot, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Eastham MA 02642, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bridge Road Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Coast Guard Motor Life Boat CG36500 (approx. 1½ miles away); Battle of Orleans Massachusetts 1814 (approx. 1½ miles away); Commemorating the Battle of Rock Harbor (approx. 1½ miles away); Eastham Windmill

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(approx. 1.6 miles away); First Encounter (approx. 1.7 miles away); Eastham Town Hall (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cove Burying Ground (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eastham.

More about this marker. The second of two monuments commemorating the same event, the Pilgrims' first encounter with Indians. This one erected 2001 in the First Encounter Beach parking lot.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2011, by Rod Funston of Eastham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,461 times since then and 59 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 30, 2011, by Rod Funston of Eastham, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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