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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
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- Designation
- National Historical Park
- State
- MA
- Park address
- New Bedford, MA
- Entrance fee
- No entrance feeNPS data as of 2026-08-25
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- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic SiteNational Historic Site · Approximately 49 miles away (straight line)
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Notes
Designation Date: 01/01/1996
"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses, parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford…all these brave houses and flowery gardens came from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. One and all, they were harpooned and dragged up hither from the bottom of the sea." H. Melville, "Moby-Dick"
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TALK: Women on Whaleships
TALK: Women on Whaleships Park Event · New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · Oct 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM–7:00 PM NPS Photo Have you always known whaleships…
WALKING TOUR: Secrets on the Hill with the 1850s Ladies
WALKING TOUR: Secrets on the Hill with the 1850s Ladies Park Event · New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · Oct 17, 2026 · 4:00 PM–5:30 PM NPS Photo Did…
TALK: New Bedford Families of the Underground Railroad
TALK: New Bedford Families of the Underground Railroad Park Event · New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · Oct 15, 2026 · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM NPS Photo Have…