The Duxbury Town Forest

The town forest in Duxbury was established in 1923 on 33 acres of land. Part of the town forest formerly served as the town poor farm. (Town poor farms were a widely practiced means of welfare throughout New England. Toward the close of the 19th century, responsibility for welfare shifted from towns to county or state governments, providing the opportunity for communities to retain ownership of town farm woodlots and convert them to town forest).