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Acushnet (/ ə ˈ k ʊ ʃ n ə t / ⓘ [1]) is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.The population was 10,559 at the 2020 census. [2]Acushnet is a part of the South Coast region of Massachusetts which encompasses the cities and towns that surround Buzzards Bay (excluding the Elizabeth Islands, Bourne and Falmouth), Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River.
Acushnet Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Acushnet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census, [ 2 ] which was 28.7% of the population of the entire town.
December 2, 2009 (2-28 Mill Rd., 2-13 Tarkiln Hill Rd. Extends into Acushnet.: 16: Hotel Waverly: Hotel Waverly: January 26, 1990 (1162-1166 Acushnet Ave. 17: Howland Mill Village Historic District
The oldest surviving buildings in Head of the River date to the 1780s, including the 1-1/2 story Swift House (10 Mill Road) and the Dillingham House (19 Main Street) as examples of this early period. The building at 17 Tarkiln Hill Road, built c. 1800, is a rare commercial building from this period.
A board game set in the town called New Bedford was published in 2016. It focuses on building the town and the whaling industry. [132] In 2023, the movie Finestkind took place in New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts. The film was written and directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones ...
The Long Plain School is a historic school building at 1203 Main Street in Acushnet, Massachusetts. The two story wood-frame building was built in 1875 to a design by New Bedford architect Caleb Hammond. Basically rectangular in plan, the building has a hip roof and a projecting central pavilion that rises to a fully pedimented gable and is ...
The town is represented in the state senate in the 2nd Bristol-Plymouth district, which includes the city of New Bedford and the towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and Mattapoisett. On the national level, Fairhaven is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district , and is currently represented by William R. Keating .
The main police & fire department headquarters building is halfway between the two. The town hall, however, is in Assonet. Freetown's fire department provides 24-hour ambulance service to the town, and coverage to surrounding communities such as Lakeville. The town is situated between three major cities (Taunton, Fall River, and New Bedford ...