Back River

The Back River is a 6.5-mile-long river located in and in the United States. It is a tributary to the , part of the Merrimack River watershed.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bartlett Museum and Amesbury Middle School.

Museum
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The is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, . It is named after Josiah Bartlett, a Founding Father of the United States who was born in Amesbury and later signed the United States Declaration of Independence.

School
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Amesbury is a city in , United States, located on the left bank of the Merrimack River near its mouth, upstream from and across the river from and .

Cemetery
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is a cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Amesbury and Jewell Town District.

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is a town in with a population of 17,000. Merrimac is a town with a population of 7,000.

Neighborhood
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The of , encompasses a colonial-era industrial village with a history dating to 1687. It is centered at the junction of West Whitehall and Jewell Streets, which is just south of a bend in the , the source of the power for the mills that were built here.

Village
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is a town in , United States. The population was 894 at the 2020 census. is home to Cowden State Forest and Powwow River State Forest.

Back River

Latitude
42.85714° or 42° 51′ 26″ north
Longitude
-70.92728° or 70° 55′ 38″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
87JFV34F+V3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 300595874
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
4929542
Wiki­data ID
Q4839147
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Satellite Map

Discover Back River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Back River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Back”
  • Cebuano: “Back River”
  • Chinese: “后河”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Back”
  • Venetian: “Back”
  • Welsh: “Afon Back”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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