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Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites

Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites is a historic place in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 78000476.

Duxbury, Plymouth County, MassachusettsListed December 14, 1978NRIS #78000476★ National Historic Landmark
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What is Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites?

The John and Priscilla Alden Family Sites is a National Historic Landmark consisting of two separate properties in Duxbury, Massachusetts. Both properties are significant for their association with John Alden, one of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony who came to America on board the Mayflower and held numerous posts of importance in the colony. Alden and his relationship with Priscilla Mullins were memorialized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in The Courtship of Miles Standish, a fictionalized narrative poem that made the story a piece of American folklore.

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Listing details

Name
Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites
City
Duxbury
County
Plymouth County
State
Massachusetts
Listed on the National Register
December 14, 1978
NRIS reference number
78000476
Resource type
building
National Historic Landmark
Yes
Coordinates
42.04562, -70.68545
When was Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites listed on the National Register?

Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978.

Where is Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites located?

Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites is located in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts at approximately 42.04562, -70.68545. See the map above.

Is Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Alden, John and Priscilla, Family Sites is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.

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