Tinkhamtown Chapel
Tinkhamtown Chapel is a historic site in Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Tinkhamtown Chapel is situated nearby to the historic site Helping Hand Hme Soc, as well as near Tinkham Pond Dam.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Third Meetinghouse.
Third Meetinghouse
Place of worship
Photo: Schlitzer90, CC0.
The Third Meetinghouse is an historic church, community meeting house and Grange Hall at 1 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Built in 1816, it is the town's oldest surviving public building, and the one in which the meeting leading to its separation from Rochester took place. Third Meetinghouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Tinkhamtown Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mattapoisett and Acushnet.
Mattapoisett
Photo: Balon Greyjoy, CC0.
Mattapoisett is a charming town along the southern coast Massachusetts with a large harbor on Buzzards Bay. Its name is thought to come from the Wampanoag native word for "resting place". It is now a classic small coastal town.
Acushnet
Town
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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. Acushnet is situated 3 miles west of Tinkhamtown Chapel.
Rochester
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Rochester is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,717 at the 2020 census. Rochester is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay, Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.
Tinkhamtown Chapel
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Mattapoisett, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.6835° or 41° 41′ 1″ northLongitude
-70.85146° or 70° 51′ 5″ westOpen location code
87HFM4MX+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 29697541OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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