18 Facts About Dartmouth Massachusetts

1.

Old Dartmouth was the first area of Southeastern Massachusetts to be settled by Europeans, primarily English.

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2.

Dartmouth Massachusetts is part of New England's farm coast, which consists of a chain of historic coastal villages, vineyards, and farms.

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3.

Notable affluent sections within South Dartmouth Massachusetts are Nonquitt, Round Hill, Barney's Joy, and Mishaum Point.

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4.

One of the minuteman signalled by Paul Revere spread the alarm of the approaching British forces into Dartmouth Massachusetts, after moving through Acushnet, Fairhaven, and Bedford Village.

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5.

The additional two Dartmouth Massachusetts companies were led by Captain's Dillingham and Egery.

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6.

Dartmouth Massachusetts had two companies of soldiers in the 18th Regiment of the Bunker Hill Army.

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7.

The Dartmouth Massachusetts men enlisted in the first call to arms, were enlisted in the 18th, 33rd, 38th, and 40th regiments.

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8.

The first town meeting in Dartmouth Massachusetts related to the American Civil War was held on May 16th 1861.

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9.

Dartmouth Massachusetts enlisted in December 1863, at age 19 - as a member of the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment.

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10.

Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies, located in South Dartmouth Massachusetts, is a non-profit organization that provides educational programs on aquatic environments in southeastern New England.

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11.

Public transportation in Dartmouth Massachusetts is primarily provided by the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, which provides direct bus services between several points in Dartmouth Massachusetts and to the adjacent cities of New Bedford and Fall River.

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12.

The primary operator of freight rail in Dartmouth is Bay Colony Railroad, which operates along the Watuppa branch and interchanges with Massachusetts Coastal Railroad in New Bedford.

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13.

Dartmouth Massachusetts is located in the Ninth Bristol state representative district, which includes all of Dartmouth Massachusetts as well as parts of Freetown, Lakeville, and New Bedford.

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14.

Dartmouth Massachusetts is governed by a representative town meeting form of government, led by the Select Board.

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15.

Jail facilities in the Dartmouth Complex include the Bristol County House Of Correction and Jail, the Bristol County Sheriff's Office Women's Center, and the C Carlos Carreiro Immigration Detention Center.

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16.

Dartmouth Massachusetts is governed by a single school department whose headquarters are in the former Bush Street School in Padanaram.

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17.

Since the 1960s, Dartmouth has been home to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus, located on Old Westport Road, just southwest of the Smith Mills section of town.

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18.

Dartmouth Massachusetts Natural Resources Trust is a non-profit land trust.

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