New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is 51 miles (82 km) south of Boston, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles (19 km) east of Fall River. It is the ninth-largest city in Massachusetts.
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| Coordinates: 41°38′10″N 70°56′05″W / 41.63611°N 70.93472°WCoordinates: 41°38′10″N 70°56′05″W / 41.63611°N 70.93472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Massachusetts |
| County | Bristol |
| Settled | 1652 |
| Incorporated (town) | 1787 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1847 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.13 sq mi (62.50 km2) |
| • Land | 20.00 sq mi (51.80 km2) |
| • Water | 4.13 sq mi (10.70 km2) |
| Elevation | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 101,079 |
| • Density | 5,054/sq mi (1,951/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP Code | 02740, 02744–02746 |
| FIPS code | 25-45000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0613714 |
| Website | www |
Well-known people from New Bedford
- Frederick Douglass, 19th century abolitionist and editor.
- Quinn Sullivan, musical child prodigy
Sister cities
- Tosashimizu, Kōchi, Japan since 1987[4]
New Bedford, Massachusetts Media
William Allen Wall's 1842 depiction of Wampanoag people meeting Bartholomew Gosnold and his crew upon their arrival in New Bedford in 1602
Territories of the Wampanoag people around 1620, between first European explorations of the Acushnet River in 1602 and the establishment of Old Dartmouth in 1652.
Purchase deed from November 29, 1652, for Old Dartmouth.
Lowering Boats by Clifford Warren Ashley, held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum
The New Bedford waterfront in 1867
Old Colony Railroad Station in New Bedford, as it looked c. 1907–1915. As early as 1840, New Bedford was integrated into the northeastern economy by rail.
The New Bedford Meeting House, built in 1822, replaced an earlier Quaker meeting house on Spring Street
Bird's-eye view. Relief shown pictorially. "Presented by J. & W.R. Wing & Co., 111 Union Street." "Printed by by J. Knauber & Co." Includes indexes to points of interest and 5 col. ill. of buildings. Imperfect: Stained, darkened, brittle. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. PM3 Acquisitions control no.: 2005-160
New Bedford Cotton Mill in 1923
North Congregational Church, Purchase Street, 1906
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References
- ↑ "Dept. Home - Tourism & Marketing". Tourism & Marketing. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: New Bedford city, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ↑ Medeiros, Michael. "Preserving the Manjirō Legacy," Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine South Coast Today, December 8, 2006; retrieved 2013-2-25.
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