Weir Village Riverfront Park

Weir Village Riverfront Park is a park in Bristol, Massachusetts. Weir Village Riverfront Park is situated nearby to the fire station Taunton Fire Department Weir Station, as well as near the police station Taunton Community Police Substation.

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.

Winthrop Street Baptist Church

Place of worship

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Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site. Winthrop Street Baptist Church is situated 1¼ miles north 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.