Weir Village Riverfront Park

Weir Village Riverfront Park is a park in City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Weir Village Riverfront Park is situated nearby to the power station West Water Street Power Plant, as well as near the fire station Taunton Fire Department Weir Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Neck of Land Cemetery.

Mount Pleasant Cemetery

Cemetery

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Crocker, Cohannet, and Barnum Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. Opened in 1836, but based on a family burial ground dating to the early 18th century, it is the fourth garden cemetery in the U.S. rural cemeteries, based on the early Victorian model of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mount Pleasant Cemetery is situated 1 mile northwest of Weir Village Riverfront Park.

Neck of Land Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Neck of Land Cemetery is a small historic cemetery on Summer Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1687 near the confluence of the Mill and Taunton Rivers, it was the city's first cemetery. Neck of Land Cemetery is situated 1 mile north of Weir Village Riverfront Park.

Washington School

School

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The Washington School is a historic school building at 40 Vernon Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The two story brick building was designed Gustavus L. Washington School is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Weir Village Riverfront Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weir Village and Taunton.

Weir Village

Suburb

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Weir Village is a village of the city of Taunton in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately one mile south of the city center on the banks of the Taunton River, near the point where it becomes tidal.

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.