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Fall River Heritage State Park is a history-themed public recreation area on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts. The state park encompasses 14 acres (5.7 ha) beside the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge on Battleship Cove , home of the World War II battleship USS Massachusetts .
The following properties in Fall River, Massachusetts are listed on the Registered Historic Places. This is a subset of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts .
Fall River's voting history largely mirrors that of Massachusetts as a whole. Before 1928, Fall River was a Republican-leaning city. Beginning in 1928, Fall River became a strongly Democratic city, owing to the large Catholic population in the city. Fall River even voted Democratic in the Republican landslide election wins in 1952 and 1956.
The city of Fall River transferred this property at 78 Thomas St., obtained in a tax-taking, to the Community Development Agency for rehabilitation and sold to a first-time homebuyer.
The company typically sends around 900 people rafting on the French Broad River each October but has seen bookings evaporate. ... as the company relies on fall revenue to open its spring season.
[2] [3] The museum also houses models of the Fall River Line (which operated from 1847 to 1937), a fleet of steamships that carried passengers from New York City and Boston to summer homes in Newport. Other exhibits follow the history of steam power at sea. The museum also sponsors a regular program of special events.
USS Fall River (CA-131) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser launched 13 1944. In 1946 she participated in the Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests in the Marshall Islands, followed by a short tour of duty in the Far East in 1947, after which she was placed out of commission in reserve at the Puget Sound Navy Yard.
A body found Friday in the Colorado River is believed to be that of a New Mexico man who went into the waterway on a homemade raft with his dog last month, officials said.. The Coconino County ...