Mayflower II given grant to help fix rotting hull
The Mayflower II, an aging ship buffeted by weather and plagued by wharf-boring beetles, has received a boost in its bid to be seaworthy by 2020, the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims in Plymouth.
Plimoth Plantation, which operates the 60-year-old replica, has received a $149,000 matching grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency, to help buy equipment to prepare and replace the rotting planking on its hull.
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