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Duxbury MA Real Estate and Town Profile
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Duxbury, Massachusetts is located in Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Pembroke on the west, Marshfield on the
north, Kingston on the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on the east and southeast.
Duxbury is 33 miles south of Boston and 246 miles from New York City. Principal highways are State Routes 3, 3A, 14, 53, and 139. Commuter rail service to South Station, Boston, will be available in
1996-97 from stations in Kingston and South Hanson.
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.
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Some information gathered on Duxbury, MA is courtesy of Commonwealth Communities at Mass.gov
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