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Duxbury Clipper 2009 - 08 - 19
Duxbury Clipper 2009 - 08 - 19
Hail to the
employer and will probably
Pets at the Library: Julie Constaine and Mei MacQuarrie take take over the job full time be-
a moment to play with Aggie, a friendly Burmese Mountain Dog. tween September 7-14.
See more photos of the library pet show in section B. Fire Chief Kevin Nord
said that Carrico’s departure
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By Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor
justin@duxburyclipper.com
bury Fire Department in 1999,
ou know a man Justin Graeber, Clipper Editor men with investigating the starting as a firefighter/para-
is powerful
justin@duxburyclipper.com
merits of a historic protection medic. Before that, he worked
when “King” “We want to hear from district in Duxbury. In such a for the Central Artery Tun-
isn’t enough of a nickname. you” –– that’s the message a district, homeowners would nel Project –– the “Big Dig”
Duxbury shipbuild- group studying the possibility have to submit any major –– as a draftsman and senior
ing magnate Ezra Weston of creating a historic district in changes they planned on doing construction engineer. But he
II, known as “King Cae- Duxbury is sending. to their homes to a committee, soon found himself wanting a
sar, ” actually inherited the Duxbury is a historic town, which would then issue a “cer- new career.
title from his father, whose and the Local Historic District tificate of appropriateness” if “I was driving into Boston
stormy personality inspired Study Committee wants to cast the changes were approved. every day,” he said. “It was
the nickname. His son, as wide a net as possible while Neighborhoods being difficult ... I wasn’t very satis-
however, built his father’s Duxbury’s Ezra Weston II, gathering information for their looked at are Cove Street, fied. I wanted to do something
business into a trade pow- known as “King Caesar”, was report. Surplus Street, three areas of to help people.”
a ship-building magnate in the The committee has been Washington Street, Standish
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who will talk about historic King Caesar House (currently
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High Street, Temple Street, the Duxbury Senior Center. on Powder Point.
TPYWYTXSGVIHMX Tinkertown, St. George Street, Hartford is hoping that more “That’s another significant
Milbrok, Tremont Street near discussion will stem from that property that you would want
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James Hartford stressed the like coffee hours. Duxbury has over 4,000
fact that the group is simply A historic district is most homes, many of which may
collecting information. No often used to protect histori- have a historic nature. Part of
decision has been made about
BACK TO
cally valuable homes, but this the challenge of the group will
where such a district would be, isn’t the only reason for such be establishing a guideline as
or even if one is needed. a protection. Hartford men- to what is worth protecting.
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“We’re just trying to get tioned the area in front of town Terry Vose, who is also
the word out,” he said. hall, near the intersection of a member of the Historical
The committee is host- Depot and Tremont Street, as Commission, presented the
NOW ENROLLING FOR group with a study done sev-
FALL CLASSES! eral years ago by that board of
CALL PAT AT 781-831-0479 Slide show, talk with homes in Duxbury.
“It gives you an idea why
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“This is a town that likes
www.herewegrowdaycare.com Christopher Skelly, director of Local Government Pro- data points,” said Hartford. “It
grams at the Massachusetts Historical Commission, will pres- could help the discussion.”
ent a slide show on “Establishing Local Historic Districts” on Hartford said he still had
Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ellison Room a lot of questions about what
at the Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street. The presentation kind of protections a historic
will include background on local historic districts in Massa- district would offer. For ex-
chusetts, how local historic districts protect significant historic ample, if the town votes to
resources, and the step- by-step process to establish local his- protect Tremont Street in front
toric districts in Massachusetts. of Town Hall, what would
Over 100 cities and towns in Massachusetts currently have happen if the state wanted to
Horse Back Riding Camp a local historic district. Selectmen has appointed a Local His- widen the highway?
toric District Study Committee to investigate the establishment “These are a lot of the
August 24-28 of its first local historic district. The public is welcome to at- little things that will come up
tend, ask questions, and discuss the idea. For further informa- when we get to open forum,”
Offering English or tion, call the Planning Department at 781-934-1100 x 148. he said.
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WE WORK BY APPOINTMENT erhouse. Duxbury was a ship-
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$6.00 building town –– at one time,
RT. 139, PEMBROKE there were around 20 opera-
NEXT TO POOPSIES ON THE MARSHFIELD LINE NFOT[PPNHSPPNDPN tions –– but King Caesar rose
above them all.
“He took this business
from a pretty successful fish-
ing fleet and made it a world
wide phenomenon,” said Dux-
bury Rural & Historical Soci-
ety Executive Director Patrick
Browne. “Without a doubt,
his business was the largest
mercantile fleet in Plymouth
County.”
Friday and Saturday Nights Weston’s estate, the King
Three course dinner choose from entire menu Caesar House on Powder
Salad, Entrée, Dessert – $22.95 Point, is turning 200 years old
this year, and the society is
882 Ocean Street, Marshfield celebrating with a big bash on
781- 834 -2909 Bumpus Park, across the street
from the house. The park was
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