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Duxbury

Emergency Numbers
Police 934-5656
Fire 934-5691
Ambulance 934-5691
Coast Guard 781-545-3800
State Police 781-659-7911
Drug Line 1-800-368-5363
Gas Emergencies 1-800-242-0220
Electrical Emergencies
(Commonwealth Electric Company)1-800-642-7070
Water Emergencies
Duxbury Water Dept. - Supt. Office 934-6586
American Red Cross 508-746-0929
Salvation Army 508-746-1559

Town Numbers
Town Hall (connecting all departments) 934-6586
Board of Selectman
Animal Control Officer
Assessors
Conservation Commission
Health Board
Planning Board
Public Works
Sewer Department
I-own Administrator
Town Clerk
Zoning Board
Duxbury Free Library 934-2721
School Department
Superintendent 934-5601
High School 934-6541
Intermediate School 934-6521
Chandler Elementary School 781-585-4318
Alden Elementary School - Upper 934-5667
Alden Elementary School - Lower 934-6528

Hospitals and Medical Services
Brockton Hospital, Brockton 508-586-2600
Cardinal Cushing Hospital, Brockton 508-588-4000
Hanover Medical Center 781-826-3146
Harvard Community Health Plan, Braintree 849-1000
Jordan Hospital 508-746-2000
Massachusetts General Hospital 617-726-2000
Quincy City Hospital 617-733-6100
South Shore Hospital, Weymouth 781-337-7011
South Shore Medical Clinic, Norwell 781-878-520
VA Hospital Brockton 508-583-4500
West Roxbury 617323-7700

Statistics
Population 13,306
Form of Town Meeting Open

Date town incorporated 1632
Distance from Boston 37 miles

Duxbury web site

Duxbury represents a fine blend of New England tradition, American heritage, culture and recreation. Its past is a colorful page in the history of the United States.

Settled around 1628, Duxbury quickly established itself as a progressive community ideally situated on the Atlantic Ocean. Myles Standish and John and Pricilla Alden, attracted by its fertile land, bountiful natural resources and magnificent beauty, settled here in the 1600s. The Golden Age of Shipbuilding flourished in Duxbury for nearly two centuries, and the Weston Shipyard, established in 1764, became the largest shipbuilder in the nation. The great wealth and prosperity of that exciting era is still visible in the elegant homes along the town's tree-shaded main avenue. The harbor with its long wharves jutting out into the water, played host to Grand Banks schooners and square riggers of the China Trade.

After the decline of shipbuilding in the 1800s, residents turned their energies to fishing, shoemaking and tourism while others, perhaps more adventurous, journeyed by ship and covered wagon to seek fortunes in the California Gold Rush. In 1826, Ford's Store became the first department store in the United States. A major event in world communication took place at Duxbury Beach on July 23, 1869 when the Franco-American Cable was pulled ashore linking this country to Europe via the first trans-Atlantic telegraph connection.

Today, Duxbury's 37 miles of coastline and magnificent five mile sandy beach continue to play a major role in the lives of the town's 13,000 year round residents. A town pier and moorings are available from the harbormaster, and hardy sailors take to the sea even in the winter. The Duxbury Yacht Club and several private marinas offer complete marine services, including boat-building. The town owns more than 1200 acres of conservation land and the Commonwealth maintains Standish Monument Park where a 130 foot tower affords a splendid, sweeping view of Massachusetts Bay. Golfing, tennis, fishing, hiking and cross-country skiing are popular pastimes with residents.

Duxbury maintains a strong tradition in the arts, offering year round programs in music, theater and exhibits of the visual arts. The Art Complex at Duxbury is a critically acclaimed regional museum located in the midst of a peaceful woodland. The Complex mounts major exhibitions of painting, sculpture, photography and traditional crafts, and conducts recitals, concerts and Japanese Tea Ceremony demonstrations. The Drew House and the Helen Bumpus Gallery also exhibit works by local and regional artists. Each summer the Duxbury Art Association holds its annual show and conducts classes for adults and children, The Bay Players, founded in 1956, draws cast, crew and directors from 12 area towns and presents three performances a year.
Duxbury has always placed strong emphasis on education. Schools are located on a 75 acre campus in the center of town. The system stresses basic skills but also offers programs that respond to the emotional, artistic and athletic needs of students.

Duxbury is carefully and thoughtfully zoned to protect residential neighborhoods and to ensure that rolling fields, woodland and cranberry bogs remain an unspoiled part of the landscape.
Located 37 miles from Boston and just minutes from Cape Cod, this lovely community
offers period homes, traditional styles, single family houses, new homes and condominiums.

Transportation
Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Plymouth 508-746-0378
Hingham 781-749-5067
Mass Bay Commuter Services, Inc. Hingham 781-740-1612
Boston 567-6227
Registry of Motor Vehicles Plymouth 508-746-6860
Quincy 617-479-1900
Brockton 508-586-1726

Utilities
Bay State Gas Co. 1-800-242-0220
Commonwealth Electric Co. 1-800-642-7070

Organization
American Legion Post 223 934-5834
Bay Players 934-2007
Boy Scouts of America 837-3538
Community Garden Club of Duxbury 934-5524
Conservation Commission 934-2663
Daughters of the American Revolution 934-2938
Democratic Town Committee 585-3752
Duxbury Art Association 585-9957
Duxbury Council of Churches 934-5574
Duxbury 4-H Town Committee 585-6350
Duxbury Girl Scouts of the USA 934-6035
Duxbury Rotary Club 934-6029
Duxbury Rural and Historical Society 934-2639
Jaycees 585-6482
Kiwanis Club 294-0943
League of Women Voters 934-6633
Lions Club 934-6387
Newcomer's Club 934-0277
Republican Town Committee 934-5707
Standish Humane Society 934-5008