South Carver

South Carver is a village in the town of Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. South Carver is the location of the main entrance to the Myles Standish State Forest and of the Edaville Railroad and King Richard's Faire.

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Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Massachusetts, United States of America
Also known as: “South Carver, MA” and “South Carver, Massachusetts”
Postal code: 02366

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sampson Pond and Edaville Railroad.

Sampson Pond

Sampsons Pond is a 310-acre warm water infertile pond in Carver, Massachusetts, in the South Carver section of town, southwest of Dunham Pond. The pond has an average depth of nine feet and a maximum depth of 14 feet.

Edaville Railroad

Theme park

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Edaville Railroad is a heritage railroad and seasonal attraction in South Carver, Massachusetts. Originally opened in 1947, it was one of the oldest heritage railroad operations in the United States. Edaville Railroad is situated 1½ miles west of South Carver.

Bates Pond

Bates Pond is a 20-acre pond in Carver, Massachusetts. The pond is located south of Edaville Railroad. Huckleberry Corner lies along the southern shore of the pond. The water quality is impaired due to non-native plants in the pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carver and West Wareham.

Carver

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Carver is a town of 12,000 in the South Shore of Massachusetts. Carver once produced more cranberries than any other town in the world and still has extensive cranberry farming. Plympton is a small town of 3,000.

West Wareham

Hamlet

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West Wareham is a census-designated place in the town of Wareham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Wareham had a population of 2,224. West Wareham is situated 3½ miles south of South Carver.