New Bedford's Whaling Heritage - U.S. National Park Service
WEBJul 20, 2021 · In 1823, New Bedford passed Nantucket in the number of whaleships departing annually on voyages, and never gave up its lead. With the arrival of the railroad in 1840 and easier access to New York and Boston markets, New Bedford became the wealthiest city in the world.
Timeline of New Bedford, Massachusetts - Wikipedia
WEBThe following is a timeline of the history of New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Prior to 19th century. Prior to 1602 - the Wampanoags, 'People of the Morning Light,' an Algonquian -speaking Native American group, inhabit the area from Narragansett Bay to the tip of Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket [1]: 243.
Park Archives: New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
WEBAug 1, 2024 · New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill, holds the world's largest and most outstanding American whaling and maritime history collections. Highlights include the Lagoda, an 89-foot, half-scale replica of a square-rigged whaling bark, and rare whale skeletons.
New Bedford, Massachusetts - Wikipedia
WEBNew Bedford (Massachusett: Accushnet) [3] is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast region. Up through the 17th century, the area was the territory of the Wampanoag Native American people.
Evolution of Old Dartmouth - New Bedford Whaling Museum
WEBNew Bedford was formally incorporated as a city in 1847, by which time its ships and barks were making voyages of two, three, or even four years in pursuit of sperm whales, right whales, bowheads, humpbacks, and gray whales in virtually every corner of the world.
Life onboard a Whaleship - New Bedford Whaling National …
WEBDec 19, 2018 · Whaling expeditions grew longer as New Bedford vessels expanded their hunting grounds to the Pacific and Arctic oceans. By 1851, voyages averaged 46 months, which became a hardship on married whalemen. Although most of the men onboard were young and single, most captains were married.
History & Culture - New Bedford Whaling National Historical …
WEBApr 1, 2020 · Explore the History and Culture of New Bedford. New Bedford the “City that Lit the World” is not just the capital of the 19 th century whaling industry. Other stories of the city are about the Underground Railroad, immigration from global communities, textiles, and the history of commerce.
Life Aboard - New Bedford Whaling Museum
WEBThe vast expanse of the Pacific: The Rebecca of New Bedford sailed around the Horn (the southernmost tip of South America) in 1793, becoming one of the first whalers to enter the Pacific from an American port, launching the era of round-the-world- whaling.
Whales and Hunting - New Bedford Whaling Museum
WEBAlthough blacksmiths and harpooneers experimented with many different barbs, swivels, and toggles in designing harpoon heads, the standard, hand-darted harpoon in the second half of the nineteenth century was the toggle iron designed by an African-American in New Bedford, Lewis Temple.
New Bedford’s Early Villages; Turning Sprawl into a City
WEBApr 9, 2013 · In the 18th century when Olde Dartmouth was yet to be broken up and New Bedford was yet to be a city, there were 4 primary population centers which were pragmatically sectioned because of the river: Bedford, Fair-Haven, Long Plain and Acushnet Village – which included Rochester up to 1747 I believe.