Paskamanset River
The Paskamanset River, also known as the Paskamansett River, is a 13.4-mile-long river in New Bedford and Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The Paskamanset and Slocums River really form just a single river, but the freshwater portion kept its earlier Native American name, while the salt-water portion is named for early English settlers, the Slocum family.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Aponiganset”, “Fresh River”, “Pamanset River”, “Pamansit River”, “Pascamanset River”, “Pascomanset River”, “Paskamansett River”, and “Paskomanset River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Slocum’s River Reserve and Dartmouth High School.
Slocum’s River Reserve
Nature reserve
Slocum's River Reserve is a 47-acre open space preserve co-managed by the land conservation non-profit organizations The Trustees of Reservations and The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust.
Dartmouth High School
School
Photo: Paulfurtado, Public domain.
Dartmouth High School is a four-year public high school serving grades 9 to 12, located in the southern half of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States. Dartmouth High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Paskamanset River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bliss Corner and Dartmouth.
Bliss Corner
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bliss Corner is a census-designated place in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,280 at the 2010 census. Bliss Corner is situated 4½ miles northeast of Paskamanset River.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth is a town in Bristol County, in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. Dartmouth includes the sections called "North Dartmouth" and "South Dartmouth". It is home to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Smith Mills
Hamlet
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Smith Mills is a census-designated place in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,760 at the 2010 census. Smith Mills is situated 5 miles north of Paskamanset River.
Paskamanset River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Paskamanset River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Paskamanset”
- Cebuano: “Paskamanset River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Paskamanset”
- Venetian: “Paskamanset”
- Welsh: “Afon Paskamanset”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Doll Museum and Pelegs Island.
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