英国清教徒们所以把普利茅斯选做他们的定居地,是因为这里有一个宽阔的避风港,和一条大“甜”水溪。这里还有森林茂密的丘陵,以及一片片已经开垦出来的土地。他们是按照约翰·史密斯上校绘制的一幅地图,于1620年12月21日登陆的。史密斯上校用英国的普利茅斯为此地命了名,因为普利茅斯是他们在近十四个星期之前乘“五月花” British Pilgrims chose Plymouth as their place of settlement because there was a vast safe haven and a large “sweet” stream of water. There are also densely populated hills and patches of cultivated land. They landed on December 21, 1620, following a map drawn by Colonel John Smith. Colonel Smith named it for Plymouth in the United Kingdom because Plymouth was their “Mayflower” nearly fourteen weeks ago.