Acushnet River
The Acushnet River is the largest river, 8.6 miles long, flowing into Buzzards Bay in southeastern Massachusetts, in the United States. The name "Acushnet" comes from the Wampanoag or Algonquian word, "Cushnea", meaning "as far as the waters", a word that was…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Accushnet River” and “Akushnet River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fish Island and New Bedford Whaling Museum.
Fish Island
Island
Fish Island is an island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island is located in the Acushnet River east of Sconticut Neck; within the city of New Bedford. The USRC Salmon P. Chase was moored at the island when she was built in 1787.
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Museum
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The New Bedford Whaling Museum is a museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States that focuses on the history, science, art, and culture of the international whaling industry, and the colonial region of Old Dartmouth in the South Coast of Massachusetts.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Partially owned by several entities and maintained by the National Park Service, the park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the nineteenth century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairhaven and New Bedford.
Fairhaven
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Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
New Bedford
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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production.
Bliss Corner
Hamlet
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Bliss Corner is a census-designated place in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,280 at the 2010 census. Bliss Corner is situated 2½ miles southwest of Acushnet River.
Acushnet River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Acushnet River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Acushnet”
- Cebuano: “Acushnet River”
- Dutch: “Acushnet River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Acushnet”
- Venetian: “Acushnet”
- Welsh: “Afon Acushnet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oxford and North Fairhaven.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Acushnet River Seaplane Base and Popes Island.
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