| Massachusetts (Bristol County), Acushnet — White's Factory — (1831) |
| | A mill dam was first built on this site in 1746. About 1799, William White, Sr. built a stone water-powered cotton mill for himself and three of his sons, Phineas, William and Benjamin. That mill, one of the earliest in the country, burned down around 1830. It was rebuilt in 1831, burned again around 1854, and finally converted to a sawmill whose last operator was James B. Hamlin. The White family still owns the property. — Map (db m16723) |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), Fall River — Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal |
| | 1394 – 1460.
His explorations and scientific accomplishments dispelled the legend of the tenebrous sea, beaconed the ocean route to India and opened the gateway of the Atlantic to the American continent.
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This monument in his honor marks the eighth centennial of Portuguese national organization in 1140. Erected by the people of Portuguese descent of New England and their friends on June 30, 1940.
(plaque on back of statue is the same inscription in Portuguese) D. . . . — Map (db m1617) |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), New Bedford — Commonwealth of Toil |
| | Longshoremen’s Union. On this site in 1936, Cape Verdean and Portuguese dockworkers formed Locals 1413 and 1465 of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). Prior to organizing, these dockworkers were chosen daily, based only on their physical ability, and had none of the benefits, security, or decent wages that came with the union. — Map (db m1614) |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), New Bedford — Frederick Douglass |
| | 1818–1895 “For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage.”
New Bedford 1838-1841. — Map (db m1615) |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), New Bedford — Lewis Temple — Blacksmith — Inventor of the Iron Toggle Harpoon Tip |
| | Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1800, Lewis Temple established himself as a blacksmith on the New Bedford waterfront by 1836.
Temple manufactured his first toggle-iron in 1848. Its fastening power revolutionized the catching of whales. The invention was never patented, therefore the only royalty was the name that clung to it.
He died in New Bedford in 1854. Millions were made in the whaling industry because of Temple’s toggles. After business debts were cleared, there was no legacy left for his family. — Map (db m1616) |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), New Bedford — Whaleman’s Memorial |
| | “A Dead Whale or a Stove Boat”
(inscription on back) In honor of the whalemen whose skill, hardihood and daring brought fame and fortune to New Bedford and made its name known to every seaport on the globe. • Gift of W.W. Crapo • 1913 — Map (db m1626) |
| Massachusetts (Bristol County), Westport — Legend of the Turnips |
| | The saga of the Macomber Turnip began on Main Road. Aiden and Elihu Macomber returned to Westport from the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876 with a prize in their pockets: exposition turnip seed. Planted in these fertile fields, the crop developed with the years and became famous from Boston to Providence. There had never been a better turnip! Westport farmers still take pride in growing their pure Bristol Whites descended from Swedish and Russian rutabagas with seed passed down from that trip to . . . — Map (db m23178) |
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