Buttonwood Meadows

Buttonwood Meadows is a nature reserve in Bristol, Massachusetts. Buttonwood Meadows is situated nearby to the town Acushnet, as well as near the hamlet Coury Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Anthony of Padua Church and New Bedford Regional Airport.

St. Anthony of Padua Church

Place of worship

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St. Anthony of Padua is a Roman Catholic church in New Bedford, Massachusetts, part of the Diocese of Fall River.

New Bedford Regional Airport

Aerodrome

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New Bedford Regional Airport is a Part 139 Commercial-Service Airport, municipally-owned and available for public use. The airport is located three nautical miles northwest of the city center belonging to the City of New Bedford, a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

Central New Bedford Historic District

Park

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The Central New Bedford Historic District is one of nine historic districts in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. The district encompasses the city's central business district, built up during the time in the late 19th century when textiles had replaced whaling as the city's main industry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairhaven and New Bedford.

Fairhaven

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Fairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the South Coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

New Bedford

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New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the 19th century, and, for a time, "the richest city in the world" and "the city that lit the world" because of whale oil production.