Cape Cod Historic Places, Travel,
Duxbury
Duxbury
Cape Cod History, Duxbury
If you read anew the Longfellow poem, a love story about Mayflower passengers,
John Alden, 1599-1687, the youngest man on the voyage and Priscilla Mullins, a
young woman who made the voyage with her family, you see how the harsh first year
was for the settlers. The first Winter took half of the 103 settlers including Priscilla’s
parents and brother.
Rose, the wife of military advisor Captain Miles Standish, also perished and
according to Longfellow’s account, Standish sent the young John Alden to act on his
behalf to inform Priscilla that Captain Standish would like to court her.
“If I am not worth the wooing, surely I am not worth the wining,” Priscilla would answer,
and then came her famous reply advising John to, “Speak for yourself.”
Priscilla and John were married in 1621 and in 1627 they moved to a 100-acre
homestead located in nearby Duxbury where they built a house that would be home to
their 11 children and their heirs until 1921.
The house stands today, the oldest house in the country continually inhabited by one
family and now a museum open for visitors.
You will learn, if you visit, that the Aldens were not just legends created by Alden
descendant Longfellow, but that they were real people with hopes and fears just like
ours. They were real people who raised a family and lived in a wood frame house
much like we do today. Link to Poem, The Courtship of Miles Standish
If you read anew the Longfellow poem, a love story about Mayflower passengers,
John Alden, 1599-1687, the youngest man on the voyage and Priscilla Mullins, a
young woman who made the voyage with her family, you see how the harsh first year
was for the settlers. The first Winter took half of the 103 settlers including Priscilla’s
parents and brother.
Rose, the wife of military advisor Captain Miles Standish, also perished and
according to Longfellow’s account, Standish sent the young John Alden to act on his
behalf to inform Priscilla that Captain Standish would like to court her.
“If I am not worth the wooing, surely I am not worth the wining,” Priscilla would answer,
and then came her famous reply advising John to, “Speak for yourself.”
Priscilla and John were married in 1621 and in 1627 they moved to a 100-acre
homestead located in nearby Duxbury where they built a house that would be home to
their 11 children and their heirs until 1921.
The house stands today, the oldest house in the country continually inhabited by one
family and now a museum open for visitors.
You will learn, if you visit, that the Aldens were not just legends created by Alden
descendant Longfellow, but that they were real people with hopes and fears just like
ours. They were real people who raised a family and lived in a wood frame house
much like we do today. Link to Poem, The Courtship of Miles Standish
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.
Upper Cape: Along the Cape Cod Canal, the towns of Bourne and Sandwich
define the northern limit of the upper Cape
Mid Cape includes Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis. The mid Cap is where you
will find Hyannis Airport
Lower Cape includes Brewster, Harwich , and Chatham.
Outer Cape starts in Orleans and includes Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and
Provincetown.
Upper Cape: Along the Cape Cod Canal, the towns of Bourne and Sandwich
define the northern limit of the upper Cape
Mid Cape includes Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis. The mid Cap is where you
will find Hyannis Airport
Lower Cape includes Brewster, Harwich , and Chatham.
Outer Cape starts in Orleans and includes Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and
Provincetown.
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Cape Cod Historic Places could include travel to
Duxbury. The home of John and Priscilla Alden in
Duxbury, not now considered Cape Cod, was among
early homes of the Pilgrims.
Duxbury. The home of John and Priscilla Alden in
Duxbury, not now considered Cape Cod, was among
early homes of the Pilgrims.
The First Pilgrims spread out from
Plymouth like the Aldens did and built
homes such as the 1637 Hoxie House
in Sandwich, thirty miles south of
Duxbury, one of the oldest
homesteads on Cape Cod and one of
many antique Cape Cod homes open
to visitors.
The classic, “Cape Cod Saltbox,” was
restored in the 1950s when the town of
Sandwich bought the property and
returned the house to its 17th century
condition.
Plymouth like the Aldens did and built
homes such as the 1637 Hoxie House
in Sandwich, thirty miles south of
Duxbury, one of the oldest
homesteads on Cape Cod and one of
many antique Cape Cod homes open
to visitors.
The classic, “Cape Cod Saltbox,” was
restored in the 1950s when the town of
Sandwich bought the property and
returned the house to its 17th century
condition.
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Getting to Cape Cod: Boston is the nearest large city to Cape Cod.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford. Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September) at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford. Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September) at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
Where Is Cape Cod
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.
which includes Falmouth and Mashpee.
Hyannis Airport
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.
- Upper Cape:
which includes Falmouth and Mashpee.
- Mid Cape
Hyannis Airport
- Lower Cape
- Outer Cape
The 1637 Hoxie House in
Sandwich,
Sandwich,
Historic Places on Cape Cod
Cape Cod Bay sunset