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City Seeks Partners For Rehab of 1840 Congdon-Lucas House

May 22 History, Press Release no comments
The City of New Bedford has announced it will request “expressions of interest proposals” from qualified developers for the rehabilitation, operation and management of the vacant historic building located in Hazelwood Pa...
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New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana: Purchase Street

May 12 History no comments
Welcome to our eighth installment of New Bedford Streets; A Piece of Americana. I invite you to read up on the history behind William Street, Kempton Street, Middle Street, Centre Street. Ashley Boulevard, Elm Street and...
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Whaling Terms For Landlubbers: “Hove Down.”

May 10 History 4 comments
  We promise there will be no swabbing of the decks, scaling to the crow’s nest or flogging via cat-o-nine tails. If you already know what it means to have an appetite for a salt horse, would look forward to g...
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Historical Personages of New Bedford: Lewis Temple

May 8 History, Interesting People no comments
  Welcome to the fourth installment of the series “Historical Personages of New Bedford.” The first being pharmacist Robert H. Carter III, the second being photographer James E. Reed and the third was bu...
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New Bedford’s Forgotten Theaters: Introduction and Allen’s...

May 4 History no comments
  New Bedford had a rich history in theater that went as far back as the 1820s. The theatrical world during the 19th century revolved around melodrama and romanticism and since New Bedford was growing economically a...
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Historical Personages of New Bedford: Dudley Davenport

May 3 History no comments
  Welcome to the third installment of the series “Historical Personages of New Bedford.” The first being pharmacist Robert H. Carter III and the second being photographer James E. Reed. My intention with...
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New Bedford’s Forgotten Public Transport Systems; The Omnibus, S...

April 30 History 1 comment
  The earliest forms of land transportation in the region were Amerindian foot trails. The Amerindians originally used these footpaths not only as ways to travel to and from settlements, but many were game trails or...
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The Acushnet River; Waterway that helped develop a Nation

April 26 History, Local 6 comments
  The history of the Acushnet River, of course, goes back to the time there wasn’t a sole strand of European DNA on the continent. Wampanoags were said to number approximately 12,000 individuals just prior to ...
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The Grand Designs of Russell Warren; New Bedford Architecture

April 16 History, Interesting People, Local 3 comments
  Though Rhode Island architect Russell Warren (1783-1860) lived in Tiverton, he didn’t limit his designs to Rhode Island. He designed a fair amount of buildings throughout New Bedford. His majestic, and grand...
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New Bedford’s Early Villages; Turning Sprawl into a City

April 9 History, Local 8 comments
  New Bedford, the village. The two don’t seem to go together, but as hard as it is to believe, there was a time when New Bedford was a small village. The entire region had hamlets, villages and towns and New ...
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