New England History Timeline

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• 1620 Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock • 1622 Province of Maine granted to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Capt. John Mason • 1623 First permanent settlement in New Hampshire • 1633-35 First settlers arrive in Connecticut • 1636 Roger Williams settles in Providence, RI • 1636 Harvard University becomes America’s first institution of higher learning View Website VIP Subscription

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