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

Tree of Knowledge

Photographed by Brian Connors, May 13, 2020

1. Tree of Knowledge Marker

Inscription.

Tree of Knowledge
1774-1845
Mail box on oak tree for post riders and stages between Plymouth and Boston

Erected 1937 by Duxbury Tercentenary Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Communications • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 42° 1.7′ N, 70° 43.925′ W. Marker is in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is at the intersection of Elm Street and South Street, on the left when traveling north on Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 Elm Street, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Stones of John and Priscilla Alden

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(approx. 2.3 miles away); America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery (approx. 2.3 miles away); Welcome to the Old Burying Ground, c. 1632-1787 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Captain Myles Standish (approx. 2.3 miles away); Welcome to the Old Burial Ground, c. 1632-1787 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Site of Second Meeting House (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Beginning of the Bradford House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Site of First Church (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Duxbury.

Also see . . . The Box Tree from East Quogue, New York. This link shows another Colonial mailbox in a tree. (Submitted on May 18, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by Brian Connors, May 13, 2020

2. Tree of Knowledge Marker

Photographed by Brian Connors, May 13, 2020

3. Tree of Knowledge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2020, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.