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Plymouth Rock is the legendary stepping stone of the Pilgrims’ arrival in what is now Massachusetts. It sits on the shore of Plymouth Harbor at Pilgrim Memorial State Park and is actually no bigger than a coffee table.


Capital Boston
Image Source Landsat 8
Population 7,029,917
Number of Pixels 23,613,583

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