Place:Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Name
Duxbury
Alternate names
Mattakesett     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS25008006)
Type
Town
Coordinates
42.033°N 70.667°W
Located in
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Duxbury is a coastal town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Although not located in the same county as Boston, Massachusetts, Duxbury is considered to be a Boston suburb, located approximately 35 miles to the south of that city. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 14,248.

For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Duxbury, please see the articles on Cedar Crest, Duxbury (CDP), and South Duxbury.

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Duxbury was first settled in 1624 by Myles Standish who named the town after Duxbury Woods in his home town of Chorley, Preston, Lancashire, Great Britain. Several of the surviving "Pilgrims" settled in Duxbury, including George Soule. The town was officially incorporated in 1637.

The Myles Standish Burying Ground in Duxbury is claimed to be the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States.

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