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Nat'l Recreation Area

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

Rhode Island · RI

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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Partially owned by several entities and maintained by the National Park Service (NPS), the park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the nineteenth century.

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