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.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Phoenix and Fairhaven Town Hall.

Fort Phoenix

Fort

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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.

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.

Millicent Library is a community library and nationally registered historic place in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. It was donated to Fairhaven 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″ north

Longitude

-70.8715° or 70° 52′ 17″ west

Population

16,100

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87HFJ4QH+3C

GeoNames ID

4936093

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