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.