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unusual facts about Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad



Albert Wilfred Barbelle

Albert Wilfred Barbelle (b. 15 February 1887 Fall River, Massachusetts; d. 3 February 1957 New York City) was an American artist known well for his work in advertising, particularly cover art for sheet music of Tin Pan Alley.

Demographics of Massachusetts

Fall River and New Bedford on the south coast have large populations of Portuguese, Brazilian, and Cape Verdean heritage, all of which are also prevalent in the Brockton area.

Fall River Government Center

The city's historic 19th century city hall was demolished in the early 1960s for construction of Interstate 195, which cut through the heart of downtown Fall River.

Fall River Government Center (also known as "city hall") is the location of the municipal government offices in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, United States.

Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad

The Old Colony Railroad operated the line from 1875 until 1892 when it bought it outright.

Freetown, Massachusetts

The representative for Precinct I, which is in the 6th Bristol District, is Carole Fiola (D-Fall River).

Harold Brittan

In response, Brittan led a group of local businessmen who purchased the Providence Gold Bugs and moved the team to Fall River, renaming it Fall River F.C..

History of the Franco-Americans

Many American textile manufactures and other industries opened up jobs for French-Canadian immigrants, such as ones in Lewiston and other bordering counties in Maine; Fall River, Holyoke and Lowell in Massachusetts; Woonsocket in Rhode Island; Manchester in New Hampshire and the bordering regions in Vermont.

Lockview High School

Lockview High School is a high school located in Fall River, Nova Scotia, serving the areas of Fall River, Beaver Bank, Windsor Junction, Waverley, Wellington and a section of Enfield.

Maria Altmann

Traveling by way of Liverpool, England, they reached the United States and settled first in Fall River, Massachusetts, and eventually in Los Angeles, California.

Mariano S. Bishop

Bishop (his last name being an anglicized version of Bispo) was born November 14, 1906 on the island of São Miguel in the Azores and grew up in the south end of Fall River, Massachusetts, where his family brought him as a young child.

Merrow Sewing Machine Company

the Merrow Machine Company is now based in Fall River, Massachusetts, and is managed by Charlie Merrow and Owen Merrow great great nephews of Joseph M. Merrow.

Old Colony Iron Works-Nemasket Mills Complex

In 1899, this mill was acquired by New England Cotton Yarn Company, which also included the Cohannet Mills in Taunton, and several other mills in Fall River and New Bedford.

Quequechan River

By the late 1950s with the passing of the landmark Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, the location of the new highway was shifted south and included a high-level bridge across the Taunton River with a route through the center of Fall River through the Narrows and onto New Bedford and Cape Cod.

Sam Mark

Sam Mark (born Markelevitch in Fall River, Massachusetts) is a former United States soccer club owner.

Silver City Galleria

It covers a leasable area of over 1 million sq ft, and serves multiple cities in the region including: Taunton, Brockton, New Bedford, and Fall River.


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