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Place Name
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Mattapoisett
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Pronunciation
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ma-duh-POI-set
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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5,850 (1990)
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Location
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Plymouth County, Massachusetts (MA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°40'N
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Longitude
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70°49'W
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Mattapoisett
(ma-duh-POI-set), town (1990 pop. 5,850), Plymouth
co., SE Mass., on W shore of Buzzards Bay,
6 mi/9.7 km E of New Bedford; 41°40'N
70°49'W. Resort; mfg. (boats, apparel); good harbor. Formerly had
shipbuilding and whaling. Includes villages of Antasawamock Neck
and East Mattapoisett. Settled 1750, inc. 1857.
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