The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers on a grueling voyage that would establish the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.

The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers across the Atlantic toward a new life in North America.

The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers across the Atlantic toward a new colony in North America.

After weeks anchored offshore, Mayflower Pilgrims went ashore at Plymouth Rock to begin building their settlement in the New World.

The Mayflower's remaining colonists formally began building their settlement at Plymouth, laying foundations for what would become the first permanent Puritan colony in New England.