New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table).

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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historical Parks

Address: 33 William St
New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone: 508-996-4095;
Fax: 508-984-1250;
Web: www.nps.gov/nebe/
Size: 34 acres.
Established: Authorized on November 12, 1996.
Location: In New Bedford, Massachusetts, 50 miles southeast of Boston and 30 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island. Accessible via I-195 (Exit 15).
Facilities: Visitor center, museum/exhibit (é).
Activities: Self-guided walks, guided tours.
Special Features: Park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the 19th century. A variety of cultural landscapes, historic buildings, museum collections, and archives preserve this history and collectively recount the stories of a remarkable era. Sites spread over 13 city blocks include the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Seamen's Bethel, the schooner Ernestina, the U.S. Customs House, and the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum.

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