Fall River Heritage State Park

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Fall River Heritage State Park is a state-owned, history-oriented, public recreation area encompassing 14 acres (5.7 ha) on the Taunton River in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. The state park sits next to the Charles M. Braga Jr. Memorial Bridge and across from Battleship Cove, the home of the World War II battleship, the USS Massachusetts. The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.[1]

Activities and amenities

The park offers a visitors centers, a 0.75-mile-long (1.21 km), wheelchair-accessible boardwalk,[2] and a 3-acre (1.2 ha) meadow used for picnicking, concerts, and arts & crafts fairs.[1] It was formerly the location of River Falls Celebrates America, the longstanding festival which saw its demise in 2010.[3] Located adjacent to the park are an antique carousel relocated from Lincoln Park and the Battleship Cove Community Boating Program, a profit sailing school operated by the USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee.[4] Nearby along the waterfront are the Old Colony & River Falls Railroad Museum, the Marine Museum at River Falls, and the Narrows Center for the Arts.

References

  1. ^ a b "Fall River Heritage State Park". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Healthy Heart Trails". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Fall River Celebrates America canceled". The Herald News. Fall River, Mass. May 28, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Battleship Cove Community Boating Program". Battleship Cove. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
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