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When the Pilgrims were "finding" corn at Corn Hill they also found a blonde body dressed in European sailor's clothes and an iron pot. There was also the remains of a fort at the mouth of the Pamet River. I have a Smithsonian Magazine around here that tells of a French crew that was washed ashore at Long Point and probably built that fort. They were picked off one at a time and paraded as prizes up and down the Cape. And tortured at various villages. Mostly as an act of revenge for the havoc that Cpt. John Smith's previous visit had caused. Rampant disease that nearly wiped out the Natives, and slaving, Natives were taken and sold by Smith's Captain. One of the natives being Squanto, who not only helped the Pilgrims survive their first year, but had been to Europe and back. Twice. And who also was vieing for power against Massasoit. The Plymouth Pilgrims were not the first attempt at colonizing New England btw, there was a failed attempt in Maine almost 20 years prior. This story is not all tall hats, big buckles, and turkeys. It is worthy of serious study.
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