Acushnet, MA
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Acushnet
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Description of Acushnet, Massachusetts
Originally an agricultural community embracing the headwaters of the Acushnet River, the residential Town of Acushnet has retained its rural atmosphere while also providing a home for various industries. Through the 1800s the town was the site of water powered factories and boat yards; in the 1990s the town hosts construction, manufacturing and agri/aquaculture industries. It is the original home of the Titleist golf ball.
Acushnet is a quiet friendly community of under 10,000 with many miles of winding, country roads. Residents take great pride in the town's schools, openness and feeling of family. Each fall, during the well known Apple/Peach Festival, Acushnet's growers, artisans and Historical Society welcome visitors from far and wide.
Acushnet is located in southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Freetown on the north, Rochester and on the east, Fairhaven on the south, and New Bedford on the west. Acushnet is 51 miles south of Boston; 210 miles from New York City; and 35 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island.
Narrative compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (
DHCD
).
