Town of Fairhaven
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fairhaven Town Hall and Fort Phoenix.
Fairhaven Town Hall
Town hall
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Fairhaven Town Hall is the town hall of Fairhaven, Massachusetts. It is located at 40 Center Street, between Walnut and William Streets, across Center Street from the Millicent Library.
Fort Phoenix
Fort
Fort Phoenix is a former American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
Millicent Library
Library
Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts was donated to the town by the family of Millicent Gifford Rogers, the youngest daughter of Abbie Gifford and wealthy industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Bedford and Mattapoisett.
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.
Mattapoisett
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Mattapoisett is a charming town along the southern coast Massachusetts with a large harbor on Buzzards Bay. Its name is thought to come from the Wampanoag native word for "resting place". It is now a classic small coastal town.
Town of Fairhaven
- Type: Locality with 16,100 residents
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.6377° or 41° 38′ 16″ northLongitude
-70.8715° or 70° 52′ 17″ westPopulation
16,100Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HFJ4QH+3CGeoNames ID
4936093
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