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The town has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66 km 2), of which 23.1 square miles (60 km 2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km 2), or 9.67%, is water.The town is bordered by Dighton on the northeast, Somerset on the east, Mount Hope Bay on the south, Warren, Rhode Island, on the southwest, Barrington, Rhode Island, on the west, and Seekonk and Rehoboth to the north.
The Barneyville Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district on Old Providence and Barneyville Roads in northwestern Swansea, Massachusetts.The area was the site of a successful shipbuilding operation during the early 19th century, and then became a local center for jewelry making.
The area that became Swansea Village was owned until about 1720 by members of the Eddy family, whose family graveyard lies in the district. By the early 19th century the junction of Main, Elm, and Stephens began to take shape as the nucleus of the village, and a meeting house, library, and eventually town hall followed.
Luther's Corner is a historic district encompassing the original economic center of Swansea, Massachusetts.The district is centered on the junction of Old Warren and Pearse Roads, the former being a major stage route between Fall River and Providence, Rhode Island, and was for many years associated with the locally prominent Luther Family.
The Joseph Gardner House is a historic house in Swansea, Massachusetts. The original five-bay block of this 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story Cape style house was built c. 1795; it was expanded and converted for summer use c. 1877 during the rise of Gardner's Neck as a summer resort area. The Joseph Gardner, the builder was the grandson of Samuel Gardner, one ...
What happened at Swansea's Oct. 1 and 10 information sessions The building at 68 Stevens Road that houses the town offices was gifted in 1890, when Swansea’s population was 1,456.
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The Martin House and Farm is a historic farm at 22 Stoney Hill Road in North Swansea, Massachusetts. The main house is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gambrel-roofed wood-frame structure, with a crosswise ell at the rear. The oldest portion was built in 1728 by John Martin, as a single pile structure with a gable roof.