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Plymouth 400

Orleans Historical Commission is a proud partner in Plymouth 400.

Commission chair Ron Petersen has written several articles:

  • Plymouth Rock, Legend or Myth
  • When Plymouth almost moved to Nauset
  • Plymouth Colony: Legends, lore and fact
  • The unheralded role of Capt. John Smith
  • The nefarious deeds of Captain Thomas Hunt
  • The Sparrow-hawk and the Pilgrims
  • Plymouth 400 and Orleans: There’s a connection
  • Commentary: In Orleans, a treasure lost
  • Orleans History: Recalling the U-boat attack of 1918
  • Commentary: Historic preservation’s tools of the trade
  • Orleans History: When war came to shore
  • Orleans History: Ode to the ‘Yellow house’
  • A Compact: A foundation of self-governing
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