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Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

William Brewster’s Homestead

 
 
William Brewster’s Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Connors, May 7, 2020
1. William Brewster’s Homestead Marker
Inscription.

Site of elder William Brewster’s Homestead
N. 85o W. 420 ft.
Marked by lilacs brought from Holland
 
Erected 1937 by Duxbury Tercentenary Committee.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era.
 
Location. 42° 0.711′ N, 70° 40.251′ W. Marker is in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is on Marshall Street, on the right 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: Homestead of Captain Myles Standish (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Nook Gate (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of First Church
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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Welcome to the Old Burial Ground, c. 1632-1787 (approx. 1.2 miles away); America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Captain Myles Standish (approx. 1.3 miles away); Memorial Stones of John and Priscilla Alden (approx. 1.3 miles away); Site of Second Meeting House (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duxbury.
 
William Brewster’s Homestead Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Connors, May 7, 2020
2. William Brewster’s Homestead Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,379 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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