Fall River

Fall River occupies the eastern bank of the Taunton River, where it widens toward Mount Hope Bay in southeastern Massachusetts. Waterpower from the Quequechan River helped make the city one of New England’s leading textile-manufacturing centres during the 19th century; its name derives from the river’s falls. Downtown and the waterfront reflect successive French Canadian and Portuguese immigrant communities, with Portuguese food and festivals part of local life. At Battleship Cove, the preserved USS Massachusetts, a World War II-era battleship, anchors a maritime museum beside the river. Browse other webcams across Massachusetts and the Taunton River valley to place Fall River in a wider geographic context.

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