Independence Harbor

Independence Harbor is a recreation area in Bristol, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Independence Harbor is situated nearby to the park KRR Complex, as well as near Merrick Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Assonet Burying Ground and Freetown Town Hall.

Assonet Burying Ground

Cemetery

The Assonet Burying Ground is the main public cemetery for Freetown, Massachusetts. Prior to becoming a cemetery, the land occupied by the Assonet Burying Ground was used as a military musterfield for the southeastern Massachusetts area. Assonet Burying Ground is situated 1 mile northeast of Independence Harbor.

Freetown Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Freetown Town Hall is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Independence Harbor.

Dighton Rock

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Dighton Rock is a 40-ton boulder composed of sandstone, originally located in the riverbed of the Taunton River at Berkley, Massachusetts, formerly part of the town of Dighton. Dighton Rock is situated 2½ miles northwest of Independence Harbor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freetown and Assonet.

Freetown

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Freetown is a rural town on the Assonet River in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It includes the villages of East Freetown and Assonet.

Assonet

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Assonet is one of two villages in the town of Freetown in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. An original part of the town, Assonet was settled in 1659 along with the city of Fall River, then a part of Freetown.

Somerset

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Somerset is a small town in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It is built on the western bank of the Taunton River, connected by bridges with Fall River and sharing a border with Swansea.

Independence Harbor

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Recreation area
Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.78369° or 41° 47′ 1″ north

Longitude

-71.08732° or 71° 5′ 14″ west

Open location code

87HCQWM7+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 960849276

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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