City of Taunton
City of Taunton is a locality in Bristol, Massachusetts. City of Taunton is situated nearby to the suburb Weir Village, as well as near the hamlet Britanniaville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Colony History Museum and Taunton State Hospital.
Old Colony History Museum
Museum
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The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building.
Taunton State Hospital
Hospital
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Taunton State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Hodges Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1854, it was originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton.
Taunton Public Library
Library
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Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taunton and Raynham.
Taunton
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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.
Raynham
Town
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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. Raynham is situated 3½ miles north of City of Taunton.
Raynham Center
Village
Raynham Center is a census-designated place in the town of Raynham, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Raynham Center had a population of 4,365. Raynham Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of City of Taunton.
City of Taunton
- Type: Locality with 55,900 residents
- Also known as: “Assonet”, “Assonet Neck”, “Cohannett”, “Titicut”, “Town of Cohannett”, “Town of Taunton”, and “Township Number 1”
- Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.9036° or 41° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
-71.0943° or 71° 5′ 39″ westPopulation
55,900Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
87HCWW34+C7GeoNames ID
4952638
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