Pilgrim Fathers and Island House black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Island House Reputed to be one of the houses where a group of English Puritans, since known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were entertained ashore prior to their final departure for America on the 6th September 1620 in the Mayflower. Recorded plaque organisation: City of Plymouth.

The Pilgrim Fathers were a group of English Puritans who sailed to North America aboard the Mayflower in 1620, founding Plymouth Colony; they are historically significant as key figures in early American colonization and for establishing principles of self-governance enshrined in the Mayflower Compact.