Myles Standish Monument State Reservation

Myles Standish Monument State Reservation
Massachusetts State Park
Myles Standish Monument
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Plymouth
Town	Duxbury

Location	Crescent St.
- elevation	7 ft (2 m) ^[1]
- coordinates	42°00′50″N 70°41′11″W / 42.01389°N 70.68639°W / 42.01389; -70.68639Coordinates: 42°00′50″N 70°41′11″W / 42.01389°N 70.68639°W / 42.01389; -70.68639
Prominence	Monument
- coordinates	42°00′50.06″N 70°40′55.88″W / 42.0139056°N 70.6821889°W / 42.0139056; -70.6821889

Area	30 acres (12 ha) ^[2]

State ownership	1920
Management	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Location in Massachusetts
Website: Myles Standish Monument State Reservation

Myles Standish Monument State Reservation is a state-owned, historic preservation and public recreation area in Duxbury, Massachusetts, managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The focus of the state park is a 116-foot granite shaft topped by a statue of Captain Myles Standish. Standish was military leader of Plymouth Colony. The 125 steps of the tower can be climbed when open, yielding views from the top of 19th-century lighthouses, Duxbury Beach, Plymouth Harbor, and the Blue Hills to the northwest. The park offers walking trails, picnic tables, and seasonal interpretive programs.^[3]

History

A dedication and cornerstone-laying ceremony attended by 10,000 persons took place on October 7, 1872. The monument was not completed until 1898. The monument was built on Captain's Hill, the highest point, 200 feet above sea level, on what was once Standish's farm. The monument rises 116 feet from its foundation to a small viewing parapet that offers panoramic views over the original Plymouth Colony. The 14-foot statue that surmounts the tower has Standish gazing eastward across Massachusetts Bay and holding the colony's charter. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has owned the monument and grounds since 1920.^[4] The monument was refurbished in 1988.^[3]

References

↑ "Myles Standish State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
1 2 "Myles Standish Monument State Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
↑ "Duxbury Dedicates Standish Monument". Mass Moments. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

External links

Media related to Myles Standish Monument at Wikimedia Commons
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation Department of Conservation and Recreation

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