Westport River Watershed
The Westport River is an estuary, where fresh water merges with salty tidal waters from the ocean. These environmental conditions created rich biodiversity in …
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Brookside Conservation Arealocation_fillAccording to local legend, in 1776 militia from the Head of Westport broke ranks with the remainder of their c…
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Paul Cuffe Memoriallocation_fillWhen Cuffe–a man of color, born to a Wampanoag woman and a freed slave–and his crew–all Black or Native men–di… -
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The Bell Schoollocation_fillThe Bell School was built in 1841 as a school for District No. 14, on the west side of the river. There was ev… -
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Cadman-White-Handy Houselocation_fillThe Handy House is not the home of a famous person—Washington did not sleep here! Yet the story of the people … -
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Original Adamsville Borderlocation_fillThe Plymouth Court established Adamsville as part of "Sakonnet" in the seventeenth century. The settlement ado… -
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Adamsville Mill Pondlocation_fillThis pond and its link to the West Branch of the Westport River are the primary reasons for Adamsville's exist… -
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Adamsville Landinglocation_fillThe water near the landing is part of an estuary, which means that salt water moving in from Buzzard’s Bay mee… -
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The Border Todaylocation_fillThe border between Adamsville and Westport was changed in 1747 from the west bank of the Westport River (which… -
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Cockeast Pondlocation_fillAn ongoing four-year project of the Westport River Watershed Alliance (WRWA) is an initiative to reverse the n… -
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Lifesaving Stationlocation_fillAround Elizabeth’s home at Westport Harbor, just down the shore from the lifesaving station, the winds were hi…
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