Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Homestead of Captain Myles Standish
Photographed by Brian Connors, May 7, 2020
1. Homestead of Captain Myles Standish Marker
Site of the homestead of Captain Myles Standish the military leader of Plymouth Colony
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 42° 0.435′ N, 70° 40.473′ W. Marker is in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is on Mayflower Avenue just south of Spring Street when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duxbury MA 02332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the South Shore. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Brewsters Homestead (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Nook Gate (approx. one mile away); Site of First Church (approx. 1.4 miles away);
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Photographed by Brian Connors, May 7, 2020
2. An additional Captain Myles Standish Homesite Marker
This additional marker is closer to the shore and reads, "Here stood the house where Captain Myles Standish lived and died"
Photographed by Brian Connors, May 7, 2020
3. A marker for Captain Myles Standish spring
This additional marker is closer still to the shoreline and reads, "Under this stone was the spring used by Captain Myles Standish and family
It went dry after the great storm of April 1851"
It went dry after the great storm of April 1851"
Photographed by Brian Connors, May 7, 2020
4. Homestead of Captain Myles Standish Marker
Note the additional marker on a boulder in the distance.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton
5. Site of Standish House
This photo is from "The Pilgrim Town of Duxbury, 1900". The photo's caption reads:
Site of Standish House: Capt. Myles Standish settled in Duxbury about 1631, and the following year built a house on the peninsula from which arises the hill known to this day as Captain's Hill. The house was situated to the south-east of the hill on a knoll near the shore, and was occupied by him until his death in 1656. His son Alexander succeeded to the estate. The dwelling was destroyed by fire about 1665. -- Winsor's History of Duxbury
Site of Standish House: Capt. Myles Standish settled in Duxbury about 1631, and the following year built a house on the peninsula from which arises the hill known to this day as Captain's Hill. The house was situated to the south-east of the hill on a knoll near the shore, and was occupied by him until his death in 1656. His son Alexander succeeded to the estate. The dwelling was destroyed by fire about 1665. -- Winsor's History of Duxbury
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 2,596 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 8, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
