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Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
By the time European settlers arrived in Duxbury, the region was inhabited by the Wampanoags, who called this place Mattakeesett, meaning "place of many fish." kids.kiddle.co
Duxbury includes: Ashdod, Cedar Crest, Gardnerville, Island Creek, Millbrook, Powder Point, and Tinkertown.
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Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA

John Alden House, Built 1653, Duxbury, Mass.
"The John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites is a National Historic Landmark consisting of two separate properties in Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Both properties are significant for their... Read MORE...
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History, News and Stories of Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA

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1624 - Duxbury is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1637 - Duxbury is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1826 - The Ford Store established in 1826 was the first department store in the United States. (Duxbury)
www.town.duxbury.ma.us/ Public_Documents/ DuxburyMA_WebDocs/ townhistory
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1845 - DUXBURY. [Pop. 2,798. Inc. 1637.]
Its Indian name was Mattacheeset. Duxbury is supposed to be derived from Dux, which means Leader, and Borough or Bury ; Miles Standish, the... Read MORE...
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1854 - Duxbury
Duxbury, a post-township of Plymouth county, Massachusetts, on the Atlantic coast, 80 miles S. E. of Boston. The inhabitants are principally engaged... Read MORE...
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1859
DUXBURY, a township in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., 30 m. SSE of Boston. Pop. 2,798.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1860 - Sea "Monsters"
[Yes, this is an actual newspaper article from 1860 - unbelievable!]
A fortnight since, there was a very remarkable scene in a creek close by the... Read MORE...
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Duxbury Massachusetts, 1890
Duxbury, one of the oldest and most notable towns of the State, is situated midway of the eastern shore of Plymouth County. It is 27 miles southeast... Read MORE...
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1895 - Duxbury
Dux'bury, a post-village of Plymouth co., Mass., in Duxbury township, on a bay of the Atlantic Ocean, and on the Old Colony Railroad, 38 miles S.S.E. ... Read MORE...
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1916
Duxbury, a post-village and summer-resort of Plymouth co., Mass., in Duxbury township (town), on a bay of the Atlantic Ocean and on the New York, New ... Read MORE...
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