It was finished in 1898 , the third tallest monument to an individual in the United States .
The cornerstone was laid for the Myles Standish Monument in Duxbury in 1872 , with a crowd of ten thousand people attending the ceremonies .
Duxbury was finished in 1898 , the third tallest monument to an individual in the United States .
The cornerstone was laid for the Myles Standish Monument in Duxbury in 1872 , with a crowd of ten thousand people attending the ceremonies .