Duxbury, Coastal colonial town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
Duxbury extends over 37 square miles along Cape Cod Bay, featuring salt marshes, rivers, cranberry bogs, and a long barrier beach with wooden bridges.
The Pilgrims settled in Duxbury after their Plymouth Colony obligations ended in 1627, with Captain Myles Standish establishing residence at what became Standish Shore.
The Myles Standish Monument on Captain's Hill serves as a maritime reference point and commemorates the military commander of Plymouth Colony.
Located 35 miles southeast of Boston, Duxbury maintains an open town meeting system of governance with educational facilities serving over 3,400 students.
Duxbury developed into a major shipbuilding center by the 1840s, with twenty shipyards constructing vessels recognized by Lloyd's of London.
Location: Plymouth County
Inception: 1624
Elevation above the sea: 11 m
Website: http://town.duxbury.ma.us
GPS coordinates: 42.04167,-70.67278
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:33
Clark's Island
4.7 km
John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites
1.1 km
Duxbury Beach
3.1 km
Alexander Standish House
3.7 km
Plymouth Light
7.3 km
Duxbury Pier Light
6.4 km
Holmes Reservation
8.1 km
King Caesar House
787 m
Isaac Winslow House
3.3 km
Art Complex Museum
1.2 km
Thomas-Webster Estate
4.2 km
Daniel Webster Law Office
3.3 km
Bradford House
7.3 km
Wright Memorial Library
977 m
Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House
308 m
Pillsbury Summer House
1.1 km
Old Shipbuilder's Historic District
452 m
Captain Daniel Bradford House
1.1 km
Capt. Gamaliel Bradford House
1.4 km
Frederic C. Adams Public Library
7 km
Capt. Gershom Bradford House
1.4 km
William Sever House
7 km
Kingston Center Historic District
7.2 km
Old Town Hall Historic District
1.7 km
Tarkiln School
5.6 km
Cove Street Historic District
901 m
Myles Standish Burial Ground
2.2 km
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation
3.2 kmReviews
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