Eel River
The Eel River is a 3.9-mile river mostly in the village of Chiltonville in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Its headwaters are springs and small ponds above Russell Millpond.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Eele-Riuer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plimoth Patuxet and Jordan Hospital.
Plimoth Patuxet
Park
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Plimoth Patuxet is a complex of living history museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts founded in 1947, formerly Plimoth Plantation. It replicates the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the 17th century by the English colonists who became known as the Pilgrims.
Jordan Hospital
Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth is a mid-sized non-profit community hospital located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 2022, the hospital had 187 licensed beds and reported 11,720 patient discharges and 42,367 emergency department visits.
Plymouth-North High School
School
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Plymouth North High School, formerly known as Plymouth-Carver Regional High School, and known informally as Plymouth North or PNHS, is a public high school located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chiltonville and Bradford–Union Street Historic District.
Chiltonville
Hamlet
Chiltonville is a small village in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is located south of Wellingsley, northeast of South Pond, and consists of the Eel River valley and the land that stretches south of the river to the Pine Hills. Plimoth Patuxet is located in the northeastern part of the village.
Bradford–Union Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Bradford–Union Street Historic District encompasses a waterfront residential area of Plymouth, Massachusetts, developed in the mid-19th for workers in local maritime and other industries. Bradford–Union Street Historic District is situated 1½ miles west of Eel River.
Plymouth Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Historical Perspective, Public domain.
The Plymouth Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing part of the area of earliest settlement of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth Village Historic District is situated 2 miles northwest of Eel River.
Eel River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Eel River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Eel”
- Cebuano: “Eel River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Eel”
- Venetian: “Eel”
- Welsh: “Afon Eel”
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Localities in the Area
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