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Fairhaven, Bristol, MA
Fairhaven was first settled in 1659 as "Cushnea", the easternmost part of the town of Dartmouth. It was founded on land purchased by English settlers at the Plymouth Colony from the Wampanoag sachem Massasoit, and his son, Wamsutta. kids.kiddle.co
Included in Fairhaven are: Harbor View, Naskatucket, New Boston, Oxford, and Sconticut.
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- 1670 - Fairhaven is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates 
Fort Phoenix
"Fort Phoenix is an American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
On September 5–6, 1778, Fort Phoenix was... Read MORE...
Photograph- 1812 - Fairhaven is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1845 - FAIRHAVEN. [Pop. 3,951. Inc. 1812.]
Fairhaven was a part of New Bedford once, and, with New Bedford, was a part of Dartmouth.
It was named Fairhaven from the beauty of its situ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Fair Haven
Fair Haven, a post-township of Bristol co., Mass., on the Atlantic, 60 miles S. by E. from Boston, contains 1 bank. It is extensively engaged in the w...Read MORE... - 1859
FAIRHAVEN, a sea-port town in Bristol co., in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., situated in Buzzard's bay, 59 m. SE of Boston. Pop. 3,951. It has cons...Read MORE... 
1870 - A lady in Fairhaven, Mass., in making a bed a few mornings since, after turning it over felt something move inside the ticking.
She called for help, and found a large adder about two feet in length and an inch in diameter coiled away in it. The snake probably crawled into the h...Read MORE...- Fairhaven Massachusetts, 1890
Fairhaven lies on the eastern side of Acushnet River and of New Bedford Harbor, forming the southeast corner of Bristol County, 60 miles south of Bost...Read MORE... - 1895 - Fair Haven
Fairhaven, a post-village of Bristol co, Mass, in Fairhaven township, on Buzzard's Bay, at the mouth : the Acushnet River, and on the Fairhaven Branch...Read MORE... - 1899 - Fairhaven
Fairhaven. - This was the seventeenth town organized in Briston county. It was set off from New Bedford on February 22, 1812, and then included the te...Read MORE... 
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OFFICE YARD AND DOCK, MIDDLE ST., FAIRHAVEN
New Bedford ... directory : of the inhabitants, business firms, institutions,... Read MORE...
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Fairhaven, a post-village of Bristol oo., Mass., in Fair haven township (town), on Buzzard's Bay, at the mouth of the Acushnet River, and on the New Y...Read MORE... 
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"Fort Phoenix is an American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
On September 5–6, 1778, Fort Phoenix was destroyed by the British when they were raiding the harbor. When it was rebuilt, it was given the name "Fort Phoenix" after the mythical bird that rose from its own ashes.
The British tried to seize Fort Phoenix in 1814, but they were scared off when they mistook the horn of a postman's bicycle as a sounding of charge. The post master was in reality a time traveler, as his bicycle existed three years before the bicycle was formally displayed to the public by its inventor in 1817..." wikipedia)
Fort Phoenix
"Fort Phoenix is an American Revolutionary War-era fort located at the entrance to the Fairhaven-New Bedford harbor, south of U.S. 6 in Fort Phoenix Park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
On September 5–6, 1778, Fort Phoenix was... Read MORE...
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Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
 Author: W.A. Greenough & Co Volume: 1912 Publisher: Boston : W.A. Greenough & Co.)
Frank C. Taylor
General Contractor
For Bridges, Foundations, Wharves, Sea Walls, Concrete and Heavy Timber Construction
OFFICE YARD AND DOCK, MIDDLE ST., FAIRHAVEN
New Bedford ... directory : of the inhabitants, business firms, institutions,... Read MORE...
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1670 - Fairhaven is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1812 - Fairhaven is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - FAIRHAVEN. [Pop. 3,951. Inc. 1812.]
Fairhaven was a part of New Bedford once, and, with New Bedford, was a part of Dartmouth.
It was named Fairhaven from the beauty of its... Read MORE...
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1854 - Fair Haven
Fair Haven, a post-township of Bristol co., Mass., on the Atlantic, 60 miles S. by E. from Boston, contains 1 bank. It is extensively engaged in the... Read MORE...
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1859
FAIRHAVEN, a sea-port town in Bristol co., in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., situated in Buzzard's bay, 59 m. SE of Boston. Pop. 3,951. It has... Read MORE...
1870 - A lady in Fairhaven, Mass., in making a bed a few mornings since, after turning it over felt something move inside the ticking.
She called for help, and found a large adder about two feet in length and an inch in diameter coiled away in it. The snake probably crawled into the... Read MORE...
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Fairhaven Massachusetts, 1890
Fairhaven lies on the eastern side of Acushnet River and of New Bedford Harbor, forming the southeast corner of Bristol County, 60 miles south of... Read MORE...
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1895 - Fair Haven
Fairhaven, a post-village of Bristol co, Mass, in Fairhaven township, on Buzzard's Bay, at the mouth : the Acushnet River, and on the Fairhaven... Read MORE...
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1899 - Fairhaven
Fairhaven. - This was the seventeenth town organized in Briston county. It was set off from New Bedford on February 22, 1812, and then included the... Read MORE...
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1916
Fairhaven, a post-village of Bristol oo., Mass., in Fair haven township (town), on Buzzard's Bay, at the mouth of the Acushnet River, and on the New... Read MORE...
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