New Bedford
Massachusetts coastal city
New Bedford is a city in southeastern Massachusetts, historically one of the world's most important whaling ports.
The city's 19th-century prosperity from whale oil made it among the wealthiest in America; Herman Melville's *Moby-Dick* opens there.
Today it remains a significant commercial fishing port: The boat docked at New Bedford with a hold full of scallops.
Barbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
- ambergrisWhale-produced perfume fixative
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
whaleboat · whale oil · whaleman · Moby-Dick · Melville · Ahab · Ishmael · Pequod
Of occupied territories
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- architectureBuilding design discipline
Victorian · settlers · charter · monument · cultural · antique · Quaker · abolitionist
Safe anchorage for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- fishermenThose who catch aquatic creatures
scallops · fishing boats · seafood · lighthouse · anchorage · tide · captain · seamen
Local governing district
- downtownCentral business district
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- civicPertaining to community affairs
urban · metropolitan · population · infrastructure · waterfront · historic district · Fairhaven · North End
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- spermacetiWhale-derived waxy substance
- ambergrisWhale-produced perfume fixative
scrimshaw · whaleboat · whale oil · whaleman · Moby-Dick · Melville · Ahab · Ishmael · Pequod · flensing
colonial
Of occupied territories
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
architecture · Victorian · settlers · charter · monument · cultural · antique · Quaker · abolitionist · Underground Railroad
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- waterfrontLand beside navigable waters
- fleetVehicles under unified command
fishermen · scallops · fishing boats · seafood · lighthouse · anchorage · tide · captain · seamen · processing plants
municipality
Local governing district
- downtownCentral business district
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- residentsPeople living somewhere
civic · urban · metropolitan · population · infrastructure · waterfront · historic district · Fairhaven · North End · West End
New BedfordNantucket
Massachusetts island resort
Martha's Vineyard · Boston · Cape Cod · Marblehead · Manchester-by-the-Sea
New BedfordCambridge
University city, two countries
Silicon Valley · Austin · Palo Alto · Somerville · Burlington