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Duxbury (alternative older spelling: "Duxborough") is a historic seaside town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.A suburb located on the South Shore approximately 35 miles (56 km) to the southeast of Boston, the population was 16,090 at the 2020 census.
The Old Shipbuilder's Historic District is a 287-acre (116 ha) historic district in Duxbury, Massachusetts.The district includes both sides of Washington Street extending from South Duxbury (also known as Hall's Corner) to Powder Point Avenue, including several side streets off of Washington and a small portion of St. George Street and Powder Point Avenue.
The Nathaniel Winsor Jr. House is a historic house located at 479 Washington Street Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. It currently serves as the headquarters of the Duxbury Rural and Historical Society. The house is a contributing property in Duxbury's Old Shipbuilder's Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is a state-owned historic preserve and public recreation area in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The focus of the state park is a 116-foot granite shaft topped by a statue of Captain Myles Standish. Standish was military leader of Plymouth Colony.
The land that is now known as East Bridgewater was first settled by Europeans in 1630 as an outgrowth of the Plymouth and Duxbury plantations. It was a part of Olde Bridgewater, as the "East Parish" founded in 1723, until it officially separated from Bridgewater and incorporated on June 14, 1823.
Duxbury's Old Town Hall is located among a cluster of municipal and religious facilities on the west side of Tremont Street (Massachusetts Route 3A).It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story frame building, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior.
Duxbury is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,802 at the 2010 census. The population was 1,802 at the 2010 census.
The Alexander Standish House is a historic house at 341 Standish Street in Duxbury, Massachusetts.It has been claimed that this house was built in 1666 by Alexander Standish (1626–1702), son of Mayflower Pilgrim, Capt. Myles Standish, but architectural analysis of the building suggests a mid-18th century construction date. [2]