Touisset
Touisset is a hamlet in Town of Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts. Touisset is situated nearby to the hamlet Ocean Grove, as well as near South Swansea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Coles Station”, “Touisett”, “Touisset, MA”, “Touisset, Massachusetts”, and “Touissett”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spar Island and Luther Store.
Spar Island
Islet
Spar Island is a small sandbar in Mount Hope Bay in eastern Rhode Island. The island is more or less a sand bar, and is made up entirely of an intertidal zone. A small portion is visible at high tide, expanding by about 4 times that size at low tide. Spar Island is situated 2½ miles south of Touisset.
Luther Store
Building
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Luther Store is a historic store at 160 Old Warren Road in Swansea, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure with a saltbox profile. Its main facade is five bays wide, with entrances in the second and fourth bays, and interior chimneys at each end. Luther Store is situated 1½ miles north of Touisset.
Brayton Point Power Station
Photo: Z22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Brayton Point Power Station is situated 2 miles east of Touisset.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocean Grove and South Swansea.
Ocean Grove
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles north of Touisset.
Touisset
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Town of Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.72094° or 41° 43′ 15″ northLongitude
-71.22727° or 71° 13′ 38″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HCPQCF+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 158835706OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4953141Wikidata ID
Q122570601
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