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 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 like ours who raised a family and lived in a wood frame house much like
we do today.
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 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 like ours who raised a family and lived in a wood frame house much like
we do today.
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.
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 built homes such as
the 1637 Hoxie House in Sandwich,
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.
the 1637 Hoxie House in Sandwich,
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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