Whittenton Junction
Whittenton Junction is a hamlet in City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Whittenton Junction is situated nearby to the hamlet Oakland, as well as near Westville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Taunton State Hospital and Taunton Public Library.
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.
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. Old Colony History Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of Whittenton Junction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakland and Taunton.
Oakland
Hamlet
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Taunton is a city in and the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River, which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, 10 miles to the south.
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.
Westville
Hamlet
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Westville is one of five primary historic neighborhoods of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. Although these neighborhoods are not census-designated areas, they are municipally designated populated regions of the city. Westville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Whittenton Junction.
Whittenton Junction
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Britannia” and “Britanniaville”
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91663° or 41° 54′ 60″ northLongitude
-71.11414° or 71° 6′ 51″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87HCWV8P+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 158916971OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4955586
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