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Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River, just west of Fall River, 47 miles (76 km) south of Boston, and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 17,144 at the 2020 census. [1]
The area that became Swansea Village was owned until about 1720 by members of the Eddy family, whose family graveyard lies in the district. By the early 19th century the junction of Main, Elm, and Stephens began to take shape as the nucleus of the village, and a meeting house, library, and eventually town hall followed.
[3] The district covers about 27 acres (11 ha), and includes 11 primary buildings, and two sites: that of the shipyard, and that of the house of the area's first settler, the Rev. John Myles. The oldest surviving building in the district is the c. 1750 house of Jonathan Barney at 166 Old Providence Road.
Michael St. Pierre, 46, was found guilty of four charges after a bench trial.
Hortonville is a village in the town of Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. [2] The part of the village on Locust Street from Oak Street to Hortonville Road comprises the Hortonville Historic District , which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
What happened at Swansea's Oct. 1 and 10 information sessions The building at 68 Stevens Road that houses the town offices was gifted in 1890, when Swansea’s population was 1,456.
The fourth building is the Seth Eddy House and Store, built in 1871, and now strictly residential in use. All four buildings are 2-1/2 story wood frame structures. [2] Luther's Store was one of the most successful mercantile businesses in Swansea in the mid-19th century, also housing the local post office and library.
The Swansea Municipal Complex would replace Town Hall, the Town Hall Annex and the Council on Aging. ... The town would borrow the entire amount and repay it over 25 years. A taxpayer with a ...