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The city of New Bedford began as an agrarian community in the 17th century, and rose in the late 18th century to become the preeminent center of the whaling industry. This focused urban development near its waterfront, an area that is now represented by the New Bedford Historic District, a National Historic Landmark. When whaling began to ...
December 2, 2009 (2-28 Mill Rd., 2-13 Tarkiln Hill Rd. Extends into Acushnet.: 16: Hotel Waverly: Hotel Waverly: January 26, 1990 (1162-1166 Acushnet Ave. 17: Howland Mill Village Historic District
United States historic place New Bedford Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District View along North Water Street, 2008 Show map of Massachusetts Show map of the United States Location New Bedford, Massachusetts Coordinates 41°38′7″N 70°55′27″W / 41.63528°N 70.92417°W / 41.63528; -70.92417 Area 19.6 acres (7.9 ha ...
The first night of the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament held at Madeira Field in New Bedford. 108th Annual Celebration of the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament Dates: August 1-4
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1822 - New Bedford Meeting House built. 1825 - Merchants Bank incorporated. [7] 1828 - Lyceum founded. [7] 1829 Ash Street Jail built. First Baptist Church built. late 1820's - Abolitionism in New Bedford, Massachusetts voiced by Quakers. 1830 New Bedford Port Society formed. [5] Population: 7,592. [7] 1831 New-Bedford Weekly Register begins ...
NEW BEDFORD – Maria de Lurdes Coutinho Peixoto said it’s hard to believe she has at last been allowed to serve as a festeira (committee member) of the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament – a ...
William Bradford became governor in 1621 upon the death of John Carver. On March 22, 1621, the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony signed a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags. Bradford surrendered the patent of Plymouth Colony to the freemen in 1640, minus a small reserve of three tracts of land. He served as governor for 11 consecutive ...