Segreganset River

The Segreganset River is a small river in Bristol County, Massachusetts that flows 9.6 miles in a southeasterly direction through Taunton and Dighton into the Taunton River.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Serganset River”, “Sureganset River”, and “Sweganset River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dighton Rock and Dighton Rock State Park.

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.

Dighton Rock State Park

Park

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Dighton Rock State Park is a public recreation area and historic preserve located on the eastern shore of the Taunton River in the town of Berkley, Massachusetts.

The third Berkley–Dighton Bridge was a paved one-lane swing-span bridge connecting the towns of Berkley and Dighton, Massachusetts. Built in 1896, it was the third at that location, and was demolished in September and October 2010.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dighton and Berkley.

Dighton

Village

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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.