New Bedford, MA

NEW BEDFORD, c. h., p. t., seat of justice together with Taunton of Bristol co., Mass., 58 ms. S. of Boston; from W. 434 ms. The town is built on a bold elevation, contains many fine buildings, and appears with advantage from the harbor. A bridge across the Acushnet leads to Fairhaven, on the opposite side. No other place in the country is engaged so exclusively and extensively in the whaling business as this.... The population in 1810, was 5,631; in 1820, 3,947; in 1830, 7,592; in 1840, 12,087; in 1850, 16,443. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Bristol County, MA

New Bedford, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
NEW BEDFORD, c. h., p. t., seat of justice together with Taunton of Bristol co., Mass., 58 ms. S. of Boston; from W.  434 ms. The town is built on a bold elevation, contains many fine buildings, and appears with advantage from the harbor. A bridge across the Acushnet leads to Fairhaven, on the opposite side. No other place in the country is engaged so exclusively and extensively in the whaling business as this. About $5,000,000 of capital, and two hundred vessels are employed.

The New Bedford and Taunton railroad joins the Boston and Providence railroad at Mansfield, and communicates with this place.

The population in 1810, was 5,631; in 1820, 3,947; in 1830, 7,592; in 1840, 12,087; in 1850, 16,443.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 251.
Date Type
Merchant ship wrecked off Long Island, New York with no survivors amongst its crew Crime/Disasters
The "Stone Fleet" sets sail from New Bedford, Massachusetts Battles/Soldiers
The "Stone Fleet" sets sail from Port Royal, South Carolina for Charleston Harbor Battles/Soldiers
Burial Place of
Date Title
Frances Watkins Harper to William Still, August 1, 1854
Ellen Saunders to William Still, October 16, 1854
Thomas Bayne to William Still, June 23, 1855
Thomas Garrett to William Still, December 19, 1855
Thomas Garrett to James Miller McKim and William Still, May 11, 1856
Thomas Garrett to William Still, November 6, 1856
Lowell (MA) Citizen & News, “Convention of Colored Citizens,” August 2, 1859
William Donar to William Still, November 3, 1859
Thomas Bayne to William Still, January 1860
Thomas Bayne to William Still, March 18, 1861
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