Ptown is gearing up to celebrate the centennial of its favorite symbol, the Pilgrim Monument.
The Pilgrim Monument was built to commemorate the Pilgrims' first landing in Provincetown, and the signing of the Mayflower Compact in November 1620.
President Teddy Roosevelt laid the cornerstone in 1907, and President William Taft presided over the dedication on August 5, 1910.
At 252 feet (77 meters), and 350 feet above sea level, it is the largest all-granite structure in the US. Built entirely of granite from Stonington, Maine, it was designed after the Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy.