On Railroad Avenue south of Alden Street, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to the Alden House Historic Site Part of original land grant given to Mayflower Pilgrims John and Priscilla Mullins Alden in 1627 and home to generations of Aldens. The property is now a National Historic Landmark and owned by the Alden . . . — — Map (db m177585) HM
Myles Standish Burying ground is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. This sacred ground has been cared for by the town of Duxbury Massachusetts, and takes its name from Myles Standish, military leader of the Plymouth colony who was . . . — — Map (db m56227) HM
On King Caesar Road east of Russell Road, on the right when traveling east.
Bumpus Park The Park The King Caesar House was sold in 1946 by the Bumpus family. At that time, this wharf was donated to the Duxbury Rural & Historical Society to serve as a park, dedicated to the memory of Hermon C. Bumpus, Sr. The . . . — — Map (db m177319) HM
On Pilgrim By-Way north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
Capt. Myles Standish. (c. 1584 - October 3, 1656) was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower, arriving in Plymouth Colony in the late-fall of 1620. Little is known of his early life and career. He was most likely raised in . . . — — Map (db m147415) HM
On Chestnut Street at Pilgrim By-Way, on the right when traveling west on Chestnut Street.
Capt. John Alden, Sr. (c. 1599 - September 12, 1687) was a crew member aboard the Mayflower and arrived in Plymouth Colony in the late-fall of 1620. It is believed that he was from the Alden family of Harwich, England, homeport of the Mayflower. . . . — — Map (db m159950) HM
On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House A Property of The Duxbury Rural & Historical Society
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Federal Homes on Washington St. The term “Federal” refers to an architectural style popular between 1780-1830. It is . . . — — Map (db m150422) HM
On St. George Street west of Lovers Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Site of land granted to Philip in 1637 by the Plymouth Colony Court. Born in Leiden, a Huguenot, he came to the Plymouth Colony on the “Fortune” in 1621. A Purchaser, he helped repay the Colony’s debts to English merchants. Well . . . — — Map (db m150282) HM
On Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
Reynolds-Maxwell Garden
Around 1800, this area of the Blue Fish River was thriving with shipyards, wharves, saw pits, mills and warehouses. By 1900, Duxbury Village (as it was known then) was Duxbury's main commercial district with livery . . . — — Map (db m149421) HM
On Standish Street at Captains Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Standish Street.
Site of Nook Gate Here a palisade was erected across the Nook in 1634 This palisade was a high fence to prevent cattle from straying and probably to keep the Indians out Town of Duxbury 1940 — — Map (db m147749) HM
On Pilgrim By-Way north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of second meeting house 1700 1785 40 x 33 x 17 Ministers John Robinson 1702 1738 Samuel Veazie 1738 1750 Charkes Turner 1755 1775 Zedekiah Sanger 1776 1786 Town of Duxbury 1939 — — Map (db m158486) HM
On Tremont Street north of Depot Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Beginning of the Bradford House “How comes the house, not quite finished yet I suppose…” Gershom Bradford aboard the brig Mercury, to his wife Sally, December 31, 1807. Sarah (Sally) Hickling Bradford supervised the . . . — — Map (db m150330) HM
On Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
Welcome to the Old Burying Ground, c. 1632-1787 The Old Burying Ground (also known as the Myles Standish Burying Ground) is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. The first burials occurred here as early as 1632, shortly after . . . — — Map (db m147784) HM
On Pilgrim By-Way north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Old Burying Ground (also known as the Myles Standish Burying Ground) is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. The first burials occurred here as early as 1632, shortly after the area began to be permanently settled by Europeans. . . . — — Map (db m160432) HM