Dartmouth is a coastal town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, and is the first area in Southeast Massachusetts that has been completed. Dartmouth itself is part of New England Farm Coast which consists of historic coastal village chains, vineyards and farms. It celebrates its 350th anniversary, June 8, 2014. It is also part of South Coast Massachusetts. The local daily newspaper is The Standard-Times .
The northern part of Dartmouth has a large commercial district of the city. Though not bordering Buzzard's Bay, there are several waterways including Noquochoke Lake, Cornell Pond, Shingle River and Paskamansett River. There are several working farms in the town and vineyard. All the vineyards of the city are part of the Coastal Wine Tour. The city also has a growing agricultural heritage and many of its protected farms. The staple food of the city is a French toast casserole.
The southern part of Dartmouth is bordered by Buzzards Bay where a thriving fishing and boating community; offshore, the Elizabethan and Cuttyhunk Islands can be seen. The New Bedford Yacht Club at Padanaram hosts a biennial Regatta. With its unique historic villages and the selection of coastal real estate, it has been for generations to be an embracing community. The prosperous parts of South Dartmouth are Nonquitt, Round Hill, Barney's Joy, and Mishaum Point. It still has a fair share of the population throughout the year that lends to growing seasonal activities throughout the year.
Dartmouth is the third largest city (based on land area) in Massachusetts, after Plymouth and Middleborough. The distance from the northernmost border of Dartmouth with Freetown to Buzzards Bay in the south is about 16 miles (26 km). Villages in Hixville, Bliss Corner, Padanaram, Smith Mills, and Russells Mills are located within the city. Dartmouth shares the border with Westport to the west, Freetown and the Fall River to the north, Buzzards Bay to the south, and New Bedford to the east with ships that travel several times each day to Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk.
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Histori
Dartmouth first settled in 1650 and was officially founded in 1664. Dartmouth's history is a farming and sailing community, but by the end of the 19th century its coastline became a resort area for wealthy members of the New England community.
It was named for the city of Dartmouth, Devon, England, from which Puritans were originally meant to leave for America. The land was bought by trading goods from the leaders of Wampanoag Massasoit and Wamsutta by Plymouth Colonist elders; It was reported thirty yards of fabric, eight deer skins, fifteen axes, fifteen hoes, fifteen pairs of shoes, one iron pot, and ten different kinds of shillings. It was sold to the Religious Institute of Friends or Quaker, who wanted to live outside the strict religious law of the Puritans in Plymouth.
There is still a Quaker meetinghouse in town, including the Smith Neck Meeting House, the Allens Neck Meeting House, and the Apponegansett Meeting House, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. The city border was originally named in the charter (and established by King Philip) as land "Acushnea, Ponagansett, and Coaksett." These include the land towns of Westport, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, and the city of New Bedford. In 1789, the towns of Westport and New Bedford, which included Fairhaven and Acushnet, were separated and incorporated as the cities themselves.
The Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies, located in South Dartmouth, is a nonprofit organization providing an education program on aquatic environments in southeastern New England. It is located opposite the Slocums River from Demarest Lloyd State Park, a famous state beach known for its shallow waters.
The Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust (DNRT) in South Dartmouth, has over 1,500 hectares of conserved land with 35 miles of hiking trails, sea and river walks, photography tours, summer yoga series, bird watching, and plant identification. It's the summer night of Barn Bash and the winter fundraising auction is held every year.
Round Hill is an early-to-mid 20th century research site into the use of radio and microwave for flight and communication by MIT researchers. It is also the location of the Green Mansion, the "Colonel" estate of Edward Howland Robinson Green, a colorful character within himself, who is the son of the more colorful and eccentric Hetty Green, who is said to be the richest woman in the world of her day, listed in Guinness Book of Records as "the greatest worshiper in the world".
In 1936, the Colonel died, and the land was damaged because the litigation between his wife and sister went on for eight years on his enormous fortune. Finally, Ny. Hetty Sylvia Wilks, the sister of the Colonel, was ruled as the sole beneficiary. In 1948, he left the entire estate to MIT, which used it for microwave and laser experiments. The giant antenna, which is a landmark for seafarers in Buzzards Bay, was erected on a 50,000-gallon water tank. (After all attempts were made to preserve the structure, it was destroyed on November 19, 2007.)
Another antenna is set up next to the mansion and is used in the development of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System. MIT continued to use Round Hill until 1964. It was then sold to the Society of Jesus of New England and used as a retreat house. The upper floors are divided into 64 rooms each. The main floor is equipped with a chapel, a library and a meeting room. In 1970 the Jesuits sold land and buildings to Gratia R. Montgomery. In 1981, Ny. Montgomery sells most of the land to a group of developers who have worked to preserve history, splendor and the natural environment. The property now is a gated residential community, mostly summer on the water featuring a nine-hole golf course.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​97.5 square miles (252.6 km 2 ). 60.9 square miles (157.8 km 2 ) of it is the land and 94.8 square kilometers (36.6Ã, sq., mi) of it, 37.53%, is water. It is the third largest city by region in Massachusetts.
The city is accessible to Interstate 195 and US Route 6, which runs parallel to each other through the north-north business district of New Bedford to Westport on the east-west axis within a mile or two apart from each other.
Massachusetts Route 140 and Massachusetts Route 24 lie just inside the boundaries of New Bedford and Fall River, each providing access to Boston and northward from the area and accessible to Interstate 195 and US Route 6. Massachusetts Route 177 as well starting at the edge of town (on Dartmouth) on the border with Westport, accessible by US Route 6 near Lake Noquochoke, Westport River source. Route 177 runs west to Rhode Island connecting Tiverton and Little Compton, and Aquidneck Island (The Newport area/Newport County) with the Fall River-New Bedford area.
Both Tiverton, RI and Little Compton, RI are geographically part of Massachusetts and separated from the rest of Rhode Island by direct interstate interstate access so that smaller routes connect to the area (RI 138, MA/RI 24, RI 177/MA 177, and MA 81, and MA 88). Route 24 lies an average of 15 to 20 miles away in Tiverton, RI and Little Compton, RI, Massachusetts Route 177 and Massachusetts Route 140 and Massachusetts Route 24 based on ancient Indian routes and routes.
Dartmouth includes Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve which stretches from Fall River to many protected forests in North Dartmouth at Collins Corner, Faunce Corner, and parts of Hixville. The Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve is truly expanding its forest reserves to Freetown-Fall River State Forest and beyond.
There are many rivers flowing to the north-south of Dartmouth, such as the Copicut River, Shingle Island River, Paskamanset River, Slocums River, Brook Destruction, and Small River. Dartmouth is divided into two main parts: North Dartmouth (USPS ZIP code 02747) and South Dartmouth (USPS ZIP code 02748).
The city is bordered by Westport to the west, New Bedford to the east, Fall River to the north, and Buzzards Bay/Atlantic Ocean to the south.
The highest point in the city is near the northwest corner, where the elevation rises to over 256 feet (78 m) above sea level north of the Old Fall River Road.
Demographics
Government
Local government
Dartmouth is located in Bristol's Ninth country representative district, which includes all of Dartmouth as well as parts of Freetown, Lakeville, and New Bedford. The city is represented in the state senate in the districts of Bristol and Plymouth Second, covering the cities of New Bedford and the cities of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett. Dartmouth is the home of Third Barracks Troops D of the Massachusetts State Police, who recently moved from Route 6 to the north of downtown retail along Pojok Faunce Road. At the national level, the city is part of the Massachusetts Congressional District 9, represented by William R. Keating. The country junior senator (Class I) is Ed Markey and the state Senate senior (Class II), is Elizabeth Warren.
Dartmouth is governed by a form of city meeting of government representatives, led by the Select Council. The Town Hall is located in the former Poole School, which also served as Dartmouth High School for several years. The city is patrolled by the central police department, located in the former Town Hall near the village of Padanaram. There are five fire stations in the city that are shared among the three fire districts, all of which are paid call departments. There are two post offices (North Dartmouth, under zip code 02747, and South Dartmouth, under zip code 02748).
Local government
The Bristol County Sheriff's Office maintains its administrative headquarters and operates several prison facilities at the Dartmouth Complex in North Dartmouth at Dartmouth. Prison facilities at the Dartmouth Complex include Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail, Bristol County Sheriffe Women's Center, and C. Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center.
Library
Dartmouth founded a public library service in 1895. There are currently two libraries, the Southworth Library (Main) in South Dartmouth, and the North Dartmouth Library. In fiscal 2008, the city of Dartmouth spent 1.5% ($ 865,864) of its budget in the public library - about $ 25 per person.
Education
Dartmouth is administered by a school department (dartmouthps.schoolfusion.us) headquartered at former Bush Road School in Padanaram. The school department has undergone many changes in the last decade, with the opening of a new secondary school, the transfer of middle school to high school. The city currently has four primary schools, Joseph P. DeMello, George H. Potter, James M. Quinn, and Andrew B. Cushman. The city has one high school (located at the 1955-vintage High School building) next to City Hall, and a high school, the new Dartmouth High School, which opened in 2002 in the southern part of town. The color is Dartmouth green and white, and the song of the struggle is "Glory to Dartmouth;" unlike college, however, the school still uses the nickname "India", with its brave heads in profile as the logo representing the original East Woodland inhabitants that first occupied the area.
In addition to DHS, students can also attend the Regional Vocational High School or New Hunter Regional High School. The city is also home to private schools including Bishop Stang, Friends Academy, Tabor Academy in Marion, Ma, and many other famous private schools in nearby Rhode Island.
Since the 1960s, Dartmouth has been home to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus, located on Old Westport Road, just southwest of the Smith Mills section of town. The campus is the result of the integration of Durfee Bradford Technology College in Fall River and New Bedford Institute of Textiles and Technology in New Bedford in 1962 to form the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute. The campus itself began in 1964 and its unique Brutalist design was created by Paul Rudolph, who later became head of the Yale School of Architecture. From 1969 until it was incorporated into the University of Massachusetts system in 1991, the school was known as Southeastern Massachusetts University , reflecting the school's expansion into the liberal arts. The campus has grown over the years to its present size, with several sub-centers located in Fall River and New Bedford.
Famous people
- Naseer Aruri (1934-2015), internationally recognized ulama activist and Middle East political expert, US foreign policy in the Middle East and human rights.
- Yehezkiel Cornell (1732-1800), member of the Continental Congress 1780-1782.
- Philip Sheridan (1831-1888), General of the Union in the American Civil War who died at his summer home in Nonquitt.
- "Colonel" Edward Howland Robinson Green (1868-1936), businessman.
- Henry H. Crapo, 14th Michigan Governor.
- William W. Crapo, U.S. House Representative representing District 1 Massachusetts.
- Benjamin Tucker (1854-1939), individualist, anarchist, and selfish; English translator of Max Stirner's work.
- Arthur Golden (born 1956), author, Memoirs of a Geisha (summer occupants).
- TÃÆ' Â © a Leoni (b. 1966), film and television actress (summer resident).
- Brian Rose (b) 1976), a former Major League Baseball player.
- Jordan Todman (born 1990), soccer back for Houston Texans.
- Arthur Lynch (b 1990), a former footballer for the Miami Dolphins.
- Edith Ellen Greenwood (born 1920), the first female recipient of the Soldiers Medal.
- John George, Jr. (b) 1947), a former Massachusetts House representative found guilty of embezzling federal funds.
- Col. Lewis Lee Millett Sr., Recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Donald Eugene Webb (1931-1999), the longest fugitive on the FBI's Most Wanted People List and the prime suspect in the murder of a Pennsylvania Police Chief who made headlines in 2017 when his remains were found buried in his wife's backyard.
See also
- Dartmouth, England
- Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
In popular culture
- The Terror Factor , a 2007 horror comedy film, is set in Dartmouth.
References
Further reading
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, Hopkinton, Massa: AE Foss, 1905, OCLCÃ, 48412957
External links
- The official website of Town of Dartmouth
- Dartmouth Public School
- Dartmouth High School
- Friend Academy
- Bishop Stang High School
- The University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Dartmouth Harbormaster Office
- Live New Bedford and Dartmouth area Police & amp; Fire Scanner
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