A Sense of Duxbury

To give you a sense of Duxbury, here's a brief overview of the history and attractions.

Duxbury, Massachusetts, is a quiet coastal community located in Plymouth County, 37 miles southeast of Boston. It was the second town created in the Plymouth Colony. The Duxbury church was gathered in 1632 and the town was incorporated in 1637. A committee comprised of members of both the Plymouth and Duxbury churches studied the possibility of rejoining into one central church and town; two sites were suggested, one in Duxbury and one in the current town of Kingston at the Jones River, but no decision was ever mentioned in the records of either church. 

Duxbury, Massachusetts, was a center of shipbuilding until the mid-nineteenth century when ships became too large for the shallow bay. The Pilgrims, who used to row across the harbor from Plymouth, had their summer residences and gardens in the fertile Duxbury land. John and Priscilla Alden and Myles Standish settled here just a few years after the Plymouth Colony was established. 

The town's history is reflected in its many historic and beautiful homes built during Pilgrim times and the shipbuilding period, including the John Alden House Museum (tour the grounds) and the King Caesar House Museum. The Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is a small historic site with a picnic area and a 124-foot-high tower that on a clear day has a panoramic view from Gloucester to Provincetown. The spectacular harbor, the beautiful 5-mile-long sandy peninsula, the sea captains' homes that line Washington Street all add to the special charm of this authentic New England colonial town. 

The school system, on a 75-acre campus, is rated excellent, town services and programs are varied and comprehensive, and town planning and development has been thoughtful and effective as evidenced by the quality of new homes and new home areas in the town. 

The town's Recreation Department provides a wide range of activities for adults and children, including tennis, yoga, chocolate dipping for adults, and swimming at the Percy Walker Pool.

Duxbury is truly an enchanting town that offers a most pleasant and satisfying way of life. It is a place that anyone would love to call home. 

The text for A Sense of Duxbury was written for you by the Duxbury office of Coldwell Banker. I added the links. Leslie Lawrence, one of my fellow Realtors at Coldwell Banker in Duxbury, and a member of the Duxbury Historical Commission, wrote another short history on the town's website.

Get a sense of Duxbury's real estate market at Homes for sale in Duxbury