Duxbury is
a scenic bedroom community with a great
beach and ties back to the Mayflower
and Capt. Myles Standish.
William Brewster led a group
of settlers here in the 1630s when the
Pilgrims began to outgrow Plymouth. Standish
was among the earliest residents and is
feted for his military endeavors over the
Indians with a 124-foot monument and lookout
tower atop Captain’s Hill. He and fellow
Duxbury residents John and Priscilla Alden
were the subjects of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow’s famous poem, “The Courtship of
Myles Standish,” and that couple’s home
remains open to the public. But when the sun
comes out, history takes a backseat to
Duxbury Beach Park, a sandy escape large
enough for horseback riding, dog walking and
four-wheel driving without disrupting
sunbathers and fishermen.
Quick glimpse
Municipal website:
www.town.duxbury.ma.usIncorporated in 1637...
Sits along Pembroke, Marshfield and Kingston...has 14,691 residents...and 24 square miles
of land.
