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Outside, placed in the wall of the Portico are three Gravestones,
removed from
other sites. They memorialize sea captain and church
founder John Alden (son
of John and Priscilla Alden of Plymouth); founder Joshua
Scottow; and Ann Quinsey,
a 13-year-old niece of founder John Hull, minter of the
Pine Tree shilling, the first
American coin.
Adjacent to these tablets there is a Plaque commemorating
the
congregation’s start in 1669. Viewed from the
sidewalk, above the Portico roof, you
can see a Plaque recording those years in which
services began in the three church
buildings: 1670, 1730, 1875. ("Qui transtulit sustinet"
is Latin for "He who has brought us thus far will sustain us.")
Inscribed above the Portico arches are the welcoming
words “Behold, I Set Before Thee An Open Door.”
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