South Swansea
South Swansea is a hamlet in Town of Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts. South Swansea is situated nearby to the hamlet Ocean Grove, as well as near Brayton Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “South Swansea, MA” and “South Swansea, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Massachusetts and Brayton Point Power Station.
USS Massachusetts
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USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s… USS Massachusetts is situated 2 miles east of South Swansea.
Brayton Point Power Station
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Brayton Point Power Station was a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. It was the largest coal-fired generating station in New England, and was the last coal-fired power station in Massachusetts to provide power to the regional grid.
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. The ship was named after Lieutenant Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., a naval aviator, son of the former U.S. USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. is situated 2½ miles east of South Swansea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocean Grove and Touisset.
Ocean Grove
Hamlet
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Ocean Grove is a census-designated place in the town of Swansea in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, on the north shore of Mount Hope Bay near the Cole River. The population was 2,811 at the 2010 census, and 2,904 as of the 2020 census.
Luther Corner
Hamlet
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luther's Corner is a historic district encompassing the original economic center of Swansea, Massachusetts. The district is centered on the junction of Old Warren and Pearse Roads, the former being a major stage route between Fall River and Providence, Rhode Island, and was for many years associated with the locally prominent Luther Family. Luther Corner is situated 2 miles northwest of South Swansea.
South Swansea
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Town of Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.71816° or 41° 43′ 5″ northLongitude
-71.20366° or 71° 12′ 13″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87HCPQ9W+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 158852390OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4951547Wikidata ID
Q122556889
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swansea Fire Department Station 3 and Fox Hill.
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