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Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
"West'port, a post-village in Westport township, Bristol co., Mass., on a small river, 7 miles W. of New Bedford, and 8 miles S.E. of Fall River. It has 3 churches, a high school, and manufactures of carriages, batts, and twine. The township is bounded on the S. by the Atlantic Ocean, and contains Central Village and Westport Point. Pop. of the township in 1890, 2599."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
"West'port, a post-village in Westport township, Bristol co., Mass., on a small river, 7 miles W. of New Bedford, and 8 miles S.E. of Fall River. It has 3 churches, a high school, and manufactures of carriages, batts, and twine. The township is bounded on the S. by the Atlantic Ocean, and contains Central Village and Westport Point. Pop. of the township in 1890, 2599."
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ...
Joseph Thomas
January 1, 1895
J.B. Lippincott
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History of / News About Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Add History/News 7. WESTPORT. [Pop. 2,820. Inc. 1787.]
Westport, the western part of the county, lies on an arm of the sea, at the mouth of Buzzard's...Read MORE...
Westport, the western part of the county, lies on an arm of the sea, at the mouth of Buzzard's...Read MORE...
1849 - A fire occurred at Westport, Massachusetts, last night, in which a woman and her children were burnt to death.The Sun
Baltimore, Maryland
January 4, 1849
1851 - Among the petitions in the House on Monday, were two by Mr. Fowler, on of B. B. Sisson, C. A. Church, and 204 other citizens of Westport, Massachusetts,praying for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, and another of Mrs. Lydia Winslow and 172 other...Read MORE...
1863 - A turtle was found recently on the farm of Wm. Allen, in Westport, Mass., with the initials of Weston Allen, Humphrey Allen, and David Allen, cut on its shell.There was one date 171- - the last figure undecipherable - and one of 1787. The same turtle was...Read MORE...
1864 - A LONG ABSENCENathaniel Woodell, of Westport, Massachusetts, who mysteriously disappeared in 1816, has returned...Read MORE...
1887 - Mare Returns HomeThe valuable gray mare recently sold cheap to a Westport, Mass., farmer by the horse railroad...Read MORE...
Westport Massachusetts, 1890
Westport is a large agricultural town, with some manufactures, forming the southwest corner of...Read MORE...
Westport is a large agricultural town, with some manufactures, forming the southwest corner of...Read MORE...
1894 - Westport (Mass.) will offer a reward of $10 for each fox killed by an inhabitant of the town.The Lowell Sun
Lowell, Massachusetts
April 2, 1894
1899 - Westport
Westport. - This was the fourteenth town formed in Bristol county. It was formerly a part of old...Read MORE...
Westport. - This was the fourteenth town formed in Bristol county. It was formerly a part of old...Read MORE...
1906
Westport, a post-village in Westport township (town), Bristol co., Mass., 7 miles W. of New...Read MORE...
Westport, a post-village in Westport township (town), Bristol co., Mass., 7 miles W. of New...Read MORE...
1909 - Killed His Wife, Then Ended His Life in the Police StationWestport, Mass, Man, Crazed by Drink, Used an Old Indian Tomahawk in Murdering Woman
New Bedford,...Read MORE...
1911 - Duck Hunters DrownWestport, Mass., Dec. 29 - The drowning of three men who left their homes here yesterday afternoon...Read MORE...
1915 - A South Westport (Mass.) couple, married fifty-two years, have not spoken to each other in fifty years and are reported to have lived together happily all that time nevertheless.The Princeton Union
Princeton, Minnesota
July 22, 1915
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