Fall River, Massachusetts "Fall River"
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Fall River, Massachusetts Downtown Fall River in 2007 Downtown Fall River in 2007 Official seal of Fall River, Massachusetts Nickname(s): "The Scholarship City," "The River", "Spindle City", "Where the River Falls" Fall River, Massachusetts is positioned in the US Fall River, Massachusetts - Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a town/city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
Fall River's populace was 88,857 at the 2010 census, making it the tenth-largest town/city in the state.
Located along the easterly shore of Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, the town/city became famous amid the 19th century as the dominant textile manufacturing center in the United States.
Fall River's official motto is "We'll Try," dating back to the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1843.
Fall River is known for the Lizzie Borden case, Portuguese culture, its various 19th-century textile mills and Battleship Cove, the world's biggest compilation of World War II naval vessels and the home of the USS Massachusetts (BB-59).
Fall River is also the only town/city in the United States to have its town/city hall positioned over an interstate highway.
Main article: History of Fall River, Massachusetts The "falling" river that the name Fall River refers to is the Quequechan River (pronounced "quick-a-shan" by locals) which flows through the city, dropping steeply into the bay.
Quequechan is a Wampanoag word believed to mean "Falling River" or "Leaping/Falling Waters." In 1653, Freetown was settled at Assonet Bay by members of the Plymouth Colony, as part of Freeman's Purchase, which encompassed the northern part of what is now Fall River.
The southern part of what is now Fall River was incorporated as the town of Tiverton as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1694, a several years after the consolidation with Plymouth Colony.
This transaction would prove to be extremely valuable 100 years later, helping to establish the Borden family as the leaders in the evolution of Fall River's textile industry.
In 1803, Fall River was separated from Freetown and officially incorporated as its own town.
A year later, Fall River changed its name to "Troy." The name "Troy" was used for 30 years and was officially changed back to Fall River on February 12, 1834.
During this period, Fall River was governed by a three-member Board of Selectmen, until it became a City in 1854.
In July 1843, the first great fire in Fall River's history finished much of the town center, including the Atheneum, which homed the Skeleton in Armor which had been identified in a sand bank in 1832 near what is now the corner of Hartwell and Fifth Street.
During this time, the southern part of what is now Fall River (south of Columbia Street) would remain part of Tiverton, Rhode Island.
In 1856, the town of Tiverton, Rhode Island voted to split off its industrialized northern section as Fall River, Rhode Island.
In 1861, after decades of dispute, the United States Supreme Court moved the state boundary to what is now State Avenue, thereby creating a City of Fall River entirely inside Massachusetts.
See also: List of mills in Fall River, Massachusetts The early establishment of the textile trade in Fall River interval out of the developments made in close-by Rhode Island beginning with Samuel Slater at Pawtucket in 1793.
The real evolution of Fall River's industry, however, would occur along the falling river from which it was named, about a mile north of Durfee's first mill.
The Quequechan River, with its eight falls, combined to make Fall River the best tidewater privilege in southern New England.
The Fall River Manufactory was established by David Anthony and the rest in 1813.
In 1821, Colonel Richard Borden established the Fall River Iron Works, along with Maj.
After an uncertain start, in which some early investors pulled out, the Fall River Iron Works was incorporated in 1825.
The favor of being able to import bales of cotton and coal to fuel the steam engines to Fall River's deep water harbor, and ship out the rather than goods also by water, made Fall River the choice of a series of cotton foundry magnates.
The first barns line serving Fall River, The Fall River Branch Railroad, was incorporated in 1844 and opened in 1845.
The Fall River Line as it came to be known directed until 1937, and for many years, was the preferred way to travel between Boston and Manhattan.
The Old Colony Railroad and Fall River Railroad consolidated in 1854, forming the Old Colony and Fall River Railroad.
In 1854, Fall River was officially incorporated as a city, and had a populace of about 12,000. Its first mayor was James Buffington.
Fall River profited well from the American Civil War and was in a fine position to take favor of the prosperity that followed.
Then, amid 1871 and 1872, a "most dramatic expansion" of the town/city occurred: 15 new corporations were founded, building 22 new mills throughout the city, while some of the older mills expanded.
Unlike the well-spaced boardinghouses of early Lowell or the tidy cottages of Rhode Island, worker housing in Fall River consisted of thousands of wood-framed multi-family apartements, usually three-floor "triple-deckers" with up to six apartements.
During the 19th century, Fall River became famous for the granite modern on which much of the town/city is built.
The Chateau-sur-Mer mansion in Newport, Rhode Island is perhaps the best example of Fall River granite being used for private home construction.
While most of the mills "above the hill" were constructed from native Fall River granite, nearly all of their counterparts along the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay were made of red brick.
Fall River rode the wave of economic prosperity well into the early 20th century.
The town/city evidently was prosperous enough at one point that when a fitness of call boxes was installed for the town/city fire and police departments, the town/city was able to special-order the insulators with markings unique to the city's system.
The insulators for the police call box fitness were embossed "FALL RIVER / POLICE SIGNAL" and the ones for the fire department fitness were embossed "CITY FIRE ALARM".
From 1896 to 1912, Fall River was the command posts of the E.
Founded at Fall River in 1890 by Seymour H.
In 1920 the populace of Fall River peaked at 120,485. The cotton mills of Fall River had assembled their company largely on one product: print cloth.
In 1923, Fall River faced the first wave of foundry closures.
The worst fire in Fall River's history occurred on the evening of February 2, 1928. It began when workers were dismantling the recently vacated Pocasset Mill.
With the demise of the textile industry, many of the city's mills were occupied by lesser companies, some in the garment industry, traditionally based in the New York City region but thriving to New England by the lure of inexpensive factory space and an eager workforce in need of jobs. The garment trade railwayin the town/city well into the 1990s but has also largely turn into a victim of globalization and foreign competition. Route 79 viaduct and Braga Bridge approaches, Fall River, Massachusetts.
Constructed directly over Interstate 195, where its predecessor was, the new town/city hall was opened in 1976, after years of assembly delays and character control problems. Built in the Brutalist style prominent in the 1960s and 1970s, the new town/city hall drew complaints from town/city workers and inhabitants almost immediately.
The steak home was prominent with Fall River inhabitants but economic challenges caused the chain to close all of its restaurants in the 1980s. Also amid the 1970s, a several undivided apartment high-rise towers were assembled throughout the city, many part of the Fall River Housing Authority.
In 2010, Fall River was also ranked the 88th most dangerous town/city in the United States, largely due to a heroin epidemic with ties to the shipping ports in New Bedford. Water power from the Quequechan River and natural granite helped form and shape Fall River into the town/city it is today.
Fall River granite is quarried here.
The Quequechan River once flowed through downtown unrestricted, providing water power for the mills and, in the last 1 2 mile (0.8 km) of its length, down a series of eight steep waterfalls falling 128 feet (39 m) into the Taunton River at the head of the deep Mount Hope Bay.
Fall River was the only town/city on the East Coast of the United States to have had an exposed waterfall in part of its downtown area; it flowed less than 1 2 mile (0.8 km) into a sheltered harbor at the edge of downtown.
Fall River has two large lakes (originally one lake) and a large portion of protected woodlands on the easterly part of the city, which is higher in elevation, with the Quequechan River draining out of the ponds and flowing 2.5 miles (4.0 km) through the heart of the city, emptying out an estimated 26 million US gallons (98 106 l) per day into the deep Mount Hope Bay/Taunton River estuary in the part of the city.
Copicut Pond is positioned on the border of Dartmouth in North Dartmouth's Hixville section that borders Fall River.
Copicut Hill, the highest point in Fall River, is positioned between North Watuppa Pond and the Copicut Reservoir and has a summit altitude of greater than 404 feet (123 m) above sea level. The Quequechan River breaks out of its bed in the west part of the South Watuppa Pond, just west of The Narrows, and flows through the town/city (partially underground in conduits) where it falls to a channel dominant to what is now Heritage State Park at Battleship Cove on the Taunton River.
In the last half-mile (800 m) of its progress it rushes down the hillside in a narrow, precipitous, rocky channel, creating the falls for which Fall River is named.
Plans exist to "daylight" the falls, restore or re-create them, and build a green belt with a bicycle path along the Quequechan River.
Flint Village or "The Flint" (Fall River's East End or Eastside bounded south of Bedford St, bounded east of Quarry St.) Globe Village (Fall River's part of the Southside west of Cook Pond, Broadway) Maplewood Fall River's easterly part of the south End According to the United States Enumeration of 2010, the populace of Fall River is 88,857.
Fall River and encircling communities form a part of the Providence urbane area, which has an estimated populace of 1,622,520.
In percentage terms Fall River has the biggest Portuguese American populace in the United States.
Fall River $21,257 $33,211 $42,962 88,811 38,258 Fall River retains a vibrant mix of cultures from around the globe.
For many years the waterfront also hosted the annual Fall River Celebrates America Festival, sponsored by the Fall River Chamber of Commerce.
Along with the art centers being established throughout the city, Fall River is also known throughout New England as a "City of Bands".
Fall River has various Portuguese/Community Bands throughout the town/city that perform throughout the year.
Fall River remains a dominantly Roman Catholic town/city and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River, positioned at St.
Also on Columbia Street is positioned Santo Christo Parish known as the Mother Church of the Portuguese Parishes in the Fall River Diocese.
With the addition of theological centers for Theravada Buddhism and Hinduism, the range of faith supports the spiritualism for the people of Fall River.
Fall River Government Center Fall River Superior Court in 1905 The Fire Headquarters is positioned on Commerce Drive, just athwart from the former Fall River Municipal Airport.
There are four postal services in the city, positioned in Flint Village, the South End Branch (near Globe Corners), Highland Station and the central branch just behind Government Center, a postal service modeled after the James Farley Post Office, the New York City chief postal service behind Penn Plaza.
Fall River is represented by three separate Massachusetts House of Representatives districts (one of which represents the majority of the city) and is represented by Carole Fiola (6th Bristol), Alan Silvia (7th Bristol), and Paul A.
The town/city is represented by Senator Michael Rodrigues (D-Fall River) in the First Bristol and Plymouth district, which includes the town/city and the suburbs of Freetown, Lakeville, Rochester, Somerset and Swansea.
Fall River is patrolled by the Third Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police, based out of Dartmouth.
Main article: Fall River Public Schools The Fall River Public Schools operates enhance schools.
The town/city is also home to Bishop Connolly High School, a Catholic high school titled for Bishop James Louis Connolly, fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River.
Bishop Feehan was also in Fall River from 1961 1972.
The Eastern Nazarene College offers Adult Studies/LEAD classes in Fall River as well.
Fall River is twinned with: Fall River enhance library, 1899 Fall River established its enhance library in 1860. In fiscal year 2008, the town/city of Fall River spent 0.56% ($1,054,945) of its budget on its enhance library some $11 per person. The chief locale of the Fall River Public Library is positioned at 104 North Main Street, inside the Downtown Fall River Historic District.
It is constructed from native Fall River granite.
Fall River has always been considered a transit hub for the South Coast and Mount Hope Bay areas, due to its locale along the Taunton River.
In addition to the Fall River Line (discussed in the "History" section), Slade's Ferry ran from Fall River to Somerset since the 17th century, connecting the two communities.
The third bridge to span the river in Fall River was the Charles M.
The passing of Route 177's short Fall River section into Massachusetts.
Interstate 195 is now the chief point of entry for the city, entering via the Braga Bridge from Somerset and leaving over "The Narrows," a small strip of territory between the North and South Watuppa Ponds that carries Interstate 195, Route 6 and Old Bedford Road into Fall River from Westport as the roads make their way east towards New Bedford and Cape Cod.
The highway covers much of the old path alongside to the Bay Colony/New Bedford Cape Cod Railroad as well the initial path of the Quequechan River, and has resulted in a unique situation it is one of the several highways in the nation with a town/city hall (officially known as "Fall River Government Center") standing directly on top of it.
In addition to Interstate 195, Fall River is also served by four other primary routes, which include Route 6 (which passes over the Brightman Street Bridge going west before joining the town/city grid then closing east into Westport); Route 24, a 2 Lane North/South divided highway linking Fall River to Boston and Newport; Route 79, another divided highway that begins at the Braga Bridge and continues northbound to Route 24; Route 138, which also enters the town/city via the Brightman Street Bridge before joining the town/city grid, passing southwards towards Aquidneck Island; and Route 81, which begins near the former site of the Quequechan River and travels south into Tiverton.
The Fall River State Pier is still in operation, bringing goods into the town/city via boat and by a freight train line which travels north from the pier alongside to Route 79.
Plans are in the works to add 2 commuter rail service lines known as the South Coast Rail "projects" to extend from Stoughton along the current Stoughton Line of the MBTA Commuter Rail Line, which would connect Fall River as well as Taunton and New Bedford to the MBTA rail fitness to points to and from Boston and other points around the state.
Until approximately 1990, the Fall River Municipal Airport served as a general aviation airport for small planes and commuter flights to the Cape and Islands just north of the junction of Routes 79 and 24, but the airport has since closed, the territory claimed for an industrialized park.
Fall River has a rich soccer history.
Between 1888 and 1892 squads from Fall River won the American Cup five times in succession.
One of these teams, Fall River Rovers also won the 1917 National Challenge Cup.
During the 1920s and early 1930s, Fall River Marksmen were one of the most prosperous soccer clubs in the United States and were American soccer champions on seven occasions.
In 1932, another club, Fall River F.C., were also champions.
Among their most notable players were Billy Gonsalves and Bert Patenaude, who were both raised in Fall River.
On January 18, 2011 Andrew Sousa was drafted by New England Revolution, thus becoming the first ever Fall River native to play in Major League Soccer.
Fall River Heritage State Park The focal point of Fall River's waterfront.
The Marine Museum at Fall River Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum, 230 2nd Street, Fall River, MA 02721.
"Maplecroft," 306 French St., Fall River, MA 02720.
Located in Fall River's Highlands neighborhood, this home was purchased by Lizzie Borden and her sister Emma in 1894.
Although Emma left Fall River in 1905, this 14-room Queen Anne Victorian home remained Lizzie's home until her death and her brief funeral service (minus her body which was buried earlier) was held here. See also: Category:People from Fall River, Massachusetts Lizzie Borden (1860 1927), tried and acquitted of the 1892 murder of her father and step-mother in Fall River.
Roosevelt, who appointed spouse Grace Hartley Howe as Fall River, MA Postmaster, Mr and Mrs Howe are interred at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall river, MA it is reported and documented that President Roosevelt personally attended Mr Howes Funeral services.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fall River city, Massachusetts".
Fall River, Rhode Island "The Fall River Iron Works Prospered After Shaky Start," Fall River Herald News, October 17, 1989 Archived December 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
Illustrated History of Fall River, 1903 Sailsinc.org Picture of the Worst Fire in Fall River's History History of Fall River's Garment Industry "Valle's Steak House, opened in 1970 and completed in 1984" (August 6, 2012) The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) Geological Survey Fall River, MA 7.5 by 15-minute quadrangle, 1985.
General Demographic Characteristics for Fall River Fall River Celebrates America Fall River Public Library.
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