Duxbury is a coastal community 33
miles south of Boston in Plymouth County. The Town was a center of
shipbuilding until the mid-nineteenth century when ships became too large
for the shallow bay. Many historic and beautiful homes from Pilgrim times
and the shipbuilding period still exist. Formerly a rural and summer
community with an economic base of fishing and agriculture, Duxbury has
become a residential suburb of Boston since Route 3 made daily commuting
possible. (Seal and narrative supplied by community) |