Show OF 0 1 F AMERICA alay E R ifil A A by T T MAXEY a western newspaper union THE MONUMENT TO THE PILGRIMS A ATOP TOP HILL in province tou town n massachusetts looking out over the restless sea from the great arm which that state flings out into it stands a great and impressive monument of extraordinary beauty and groat great dignity TW monument we line of 0 the tallest on this con continent tinen comm commemorates the anchoring anchor lne of the 1111 grUs in the historic mayflower la in vw C year 1620 their adoption of at the fir fit barter of a deca dem 0 socratic tic government in the history of me world the birth of the first white child born in new england and the whole chain of which preceded the settlement ft it plymouth built entirely of maine blaine C amilte 11 the construction supervised by the en ea gine sneering erlat department of the united states anny army this structure rests upa dpn a sixty foot square fean dation Is 1 28 feet square at the base 0 feet high and the bite to about feet above the tides des the abear al Is of the italian order the design having 1 been copied from the tower of torre del mangia at siena slena italy the ato ite was provided by province town jie he cost of the monument maj defrayed defray od by a joint fund contributed by congress the commonwealth of the tile town of proy inee 1 town aad individuals in all parts of the country cot dedicatory were beld held on agunat eth 1010 1910 the president of the this united states feln wall in attendance this staunch and magnificent cum structure standing id a silent triumph ie Is typical of the reliance and love of reed ni which characterized this little band la in their battle with the and fate as alte and of fleir deac in all pg ts of the world |