Camp Welch

Camp Welch is a hamlet in Bristol, Massachusetts. Camp Welch is situated nearby to the neighborhood Assonet Bay Shores, as well as near the hamlet Berkley Bridge.

Type: Hamlet
Description: hamlet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Camp Welch, MA” and “Camp Welch, Massachusetts”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fox Cemetery and Dighton Rock.

Dighton Rock

Archaeological site

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The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder composed of sandstone, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts, formerly part of the town of Dighton.

Berkley State Forest

Recreation area

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The Berkley State Forest is a small tract of forest land located near Route 24 in Berkley, Massachusetts in Dighton Rock State Park. It is owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and operated by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dighton and Assonet.

Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green. Dighton is situated 1½ miles west of Camp Welch.

Assonet

Hamlet

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Assonet is one of two villages in the town of Freetown in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. An original part of the town, Assonet was settled in 1659 along with the city of Fall River, then a part of Freetown. Assonet is situated 2 miles southeast of Camp Welch.