Plymouth MA Massachusetts Lyden Street First Street America Divide Back Postcard

This vintage postcard showcases Lyden Street, the first street in America, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Manufactured by Tichnor Bros, Boston, Mass.

• Standard postcard size
• Unused with space for correspondence and address
• Printed with vibrant colors
• Historical depiction of Plymouth, Mass

5.5 inches x 3.5 inches
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This image is a postcard view of Leyden Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, historically known as the first street laid out by the Pilgrims.
The street was originally known to the first settlers as First Street, Great Street, or Broad Street.
The Pilgrims began building their houses here during the winter of 1620-1621.
The steep incline of the street was a strategic choice, allowing the settlers to mount cannons on the top of the hill for defense.
The houses shown in the postcard were built later, around the 1800s, not the original Pilgrim homes.
Leyden Street is considered America's oldest continuously inhabited street.

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