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67-489: The Slocums River flows through the town of Dartmouth to Buzzards Bay between Barneys Joy and Mishaum points. The river is fronted by private lands and public reserves. The Trustees of Reservations and The Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust manage the 47-acre (19 ha) Slocum's River Reserve along the west bank. Demarest Lloyd State Park includes the west bank of the mouth of the river and protects waterfowl marshland. Both properties offer walking trails and views of

134-581: A Union Army soldier from Dartmouth, who received the Medal of Honor . He enlisted in December 1863, at age 1— as a member of the 4th Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment . Following the steamer the USS Boston running aground on an Oyster bed , leaving 400 individuals within range of Confederate artillery. Gifford and four other men—led by George W. Brush —manned a small boat and ferried stranded soldiers to

201-673: A prisoner of war in Andersonville Prison . During the 1864 United States presidential election , 384 people in Dartmouth voted to reelect Abraham Lincoln . The Watuppa Branch railroad started to serve Dartmouth in 1875. During the late 19th century its coastline became a summer resort area for wealthy members of New England society. Lincoln Park was established in 1894 by the Union Street Railway Co. of New Bedford, and became an amusement park in

268-596: A chain of historic coastal villages, vineyards, and farms. June 8, 2014, marked the 350th year of Dartmouth's incorporation as a town. It is also part of the Massachusetts South Coast . The northern part of Dartmouth hosts the town's large commercial districts. The southern part of town abuts Buzzards Bay , and there are several other waterways, including Lake Noquochoke, Cornell Pond, Slocums River , Shingle Island River and Paskamansett River . The town has several working farms and one vineyard, which

335-652: A destination for generations as a summering community. Notable affluent sections within South Dartmouth are Nonquitt, Round Hill , Barney's Joy, and Mishaum Point. It also has many year-round residents and a variety of activities throughout the year. As of the 2020 census, the year-round population of Dartmouth was 33,783. Dartmouth is the third-largest town (by land area) in Massachusetts, after Plymouth and Middleborough . The distance from Dartmouth's northernmost border with Freetown to Buzzards Bay in

402-490: A new commercial scale mariculture technique. In 1991, towns located on Buzzards Bay suffered the worst effects from the storm surge of Hurricane Bob . The Buzzards Bay disaster happened on April 27, 2003. An oil spill of 98,000 gallons of oil leaked from a barge , destroying much of the shellfish business and killing many birds . Ra Ra Riot 's John Pike's body was found in Buzzard's Bay. He had disappeared from

469-661: A safe area. In April 1864, the people of Dartmouth voted to raise money to fill the quota of men for the service. At the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House , Bradford Little from Dartmouth was wounded, and Edwin C. Tripp from Dartmouth died at the Battle of Cold Harbor . Three Dartmouth men were wounded at the Siege of Petersburg . Thos. C Lapham wrote to his uncle on Chase Road in Dartmouth from General Hospital Number One in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on January 20, 1864. He described

536-708: A ship from Dartmouth in England. It could have been also named Dartmouth to commemorate when the Pilgrims stopped in Dartmouth for ship repairs. Before the 17th century, the lands that now constitute Dartmouth had been inhabited by the Wampanoag Native Americans, who were part of the Algonquian language family and had settlements throughout southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket . Their population

603-589: A thousand sheep and cows. 850 swine. 428 oxen. As well as 4102 acres of English hay, and 712 acres of Indian corn . The first town meeting in Dartmouth related to the Civil War was held on May 16, 1861, and contained a preamble about the towns stance on the war. The Government of the United States is now in a struggle for National existence, popular Liberty, the perpetuity of the Constitution, and

670-817: A transport ship to Alexandria, Virginia , where he joined the Battle of the Wilderness and the battles in Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. He was mustered out in July 1865. Once returning to Dartmouth, he built a home and would eventually be rewarded the Boston Cane, which was awarded to the oldest living resident in Dartmouth, and would be buried in the Padanaram cemetery, where he used to be a caretaker. Private Humphrey R. Davis (a seaman from Dartmouth) died in May 1864 as

737-545: A treaty between the Wampanoag—represented by Chief Ousamequin ( Massasoit ) and his son Wamsutta —and high-ranking "Purchasers" and "Old Comers" from Plymouth Colony : John Winslow , William Bradford , Myles Standish , Thomas Southworth, and John Cooke. John Cooke had come to America as a passenger on the Mayflower , a Baptist Minister, he was forced to leave Plymouth due to religious views that differed from

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804-541: Is twinned with the town; along with several other Massachusetts and Rhode Island towns and cities around Bristol County . Catholic churches in Dartmouth are part of the Diocese of Fall River in the New Bedford Deanery . Catholic Churches in Dartmouth include St. Marys Parish which was founded in 1930 as a country parish before growing to fulfill the needs of the town. St. Julie Billiart Parish, which

871-463: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dartmouth, Massachusetts Dartmouth ( Massachusett : Apponeganset ) is a coastal town in Bristol County , Massachusetts , United States. Old Dartmouth was the first area of Southeastern Massachusetts to be settled by Europeans in 1652, primarily English. Dartmouth is part of New England's farm coast, which consists of

938-578: Is accredited through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance . The Trust organizes such activities as photography tours, summer outdoor yoga series, bird watching, and plant identification. Its summer evening Barn Bash and winter fundraising auction are held annually. Since 1999, nearly 20 Boy Scouts from four troops have completed Eagle Scout projects through

1005-536: Is across the mouth of the Slocums River from Demarest Lloyd State Park , a popular state beach known for its shallow waters. The Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust in Dartmouth, is a non-profit land trust incorporated in 1971 working to preserve and protect Dartmouth's natural resources. The trust has protected 5,400 acres of land since 1971 and owns 1,800 acres in Dartmouth as of 2020, including 35 miles of hiking trails, and ocean and river walks. The DNRT

1072-520: Is also the site of the Green Mansion, the estate of "Colonel" Edward Howland Robinson Green , a colorful character who was son of the even more colorful and wildly eccentric Hetty Green . In 1936, the Colonel died. The estate fell into disrepair as litigation over his vast fortune continued for eight years between his widow and his sister. Finally, the court ruled that Mrs. Hetty Sylvia Wilks,

1139-533: Is approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) long by 8 miles (12 kilometers) wide. It is a popular destination for fishing , boating , and tourism . Buzzards Bay is often considered the finest sailing location on the East Coast and is frequently compared in terms of sailing conditions to San Francisco Bay. Since 1914, Buzzards Bay has been connected to Cape Cod Bay by the Cape Cod Canal . In 1988, under

1206-484: Is believed to have been about 12,000. The Wampanoag inhabited the area for up to a thousand years before European colonization, and their ancestors had been there longer. In John Winthrop 's (1587–1649) journal, he wrote the name of Dartmouth's indigenous tribes as being the Nukkehkammes. The English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold in the ship Concord landed on Cuttyhunk Island on May 15, 1602, and explored

1273-635: Is now located. At first, the Old Dartmouth territory was devoid of major town centers, and instead had isolated farms and small, decentralized villages, such as Russells' Mills . One reason for this is that the inhabitants enjoyed their independence from the Plymouth Colony and they did not want to have a large enough population for the Plymouth court to appoint them a minister. There are still Quaker meeting houses in Dartmouth, including

1340-658: Is part of the Coastal Wine Tour. With a thriving agricultural heritage, the town and state have protected many of the working farms. The southern part of Dartmouth borders Buzzards Bay , where a lively fishing and boating community thrives; off its coast, the Elizabeth Islands and Cuttyhunk can be seen. The New Bedford Yacht Club in Padanaram hosts a bi-annual regatta. The town's unique historic villages and selection of coastal real estate have made it

1407-545: The Acushnet River . Settled sparsely by the natives, with the arrival of the pilgrims in Plymouth, the region gradually began to become of interest to the colonists, until a meeting was held to officially purchase the land. On March 7, 1652, English colonists met with the native tribe and purchased Old Dartmouth —a region of 115,000 acres (470 km ) that now contains the modern cities and towns of Dartmouth, Acushnet , New Bedford , Fairhaven , and Westport —in

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1474-784: The American Revolution , the Battle off Fairhaven , occurred in Buzzards Bay when patriots retrieved two vessels that were captured by the British sloop of war Falcon . On 14 May 1775, American Captain Daniel Egery and Capt. Nathaniel Pope of Fairhaven in the sloop Success (40 tons, 30 men) retrieved two vessels captured by the British crew of Captain John Linzee (Lindsey), Royal Navy commander of HMS Falcon (14 guns, 110 men). Crew member Noah Stoddard and

1541-562: The Boston Marathon bombing . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 97.5 square miles (252.6 km ), of which 60.9 square miles (157.8 km ) is land and 94.8 square kilometres (36.6 sq mi) or, 37.53%, is water. It is the third largest town by area in Massachusetts. The town is accessible by I-195 and US 6 , which run parallel to each other through

1608-719: The Clean Water Act , the Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts designated Buzzards Bay to the National Estuary Program , as "an estuary of national significance" that is threatened by pollution, land development, or overuse. It is surrounded by the Elizabeth Islands on the south, by Cape Cod on the east, and the southern coasts of Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts to

1675-550: The Freetown-Fall River State Forest and beyond. Numerous rivers flow north-south in Dartmouth, such as the Copicut River , Shingle Island River , Paskamanset River , Slocums River , Destruction Brook, and Little River. Dartmouth is divided into two primary sections: North Dartmouth ( USPS ZIP code 02747) and South Dartmouth (USPS ZIP code 02748). The town is bordered by Westport to

1742-689: The Narragansett and the Nipmuc , raided Old Dartmouth and other European settlements in the area. Europeans in Old Dartmouth garrisoned in sturdier homes—John Russell's garrison in Padanaram , John Cooke's home in Fairhaven , and a third garrison on Palmer Island . One of the minutemen signalled by Paul Revere spread the alarm of the approaching British forces into Dartmouth, after moving through Acushnet , Fairhaven , and Bedford Village. Three companies of Dartmouth Minutemen were marched out of

1809-459: The Pleistocene epoch through the interplay of glacial and oceanic processes. Beginning fifty thousand to seventy thousand years ago, the edges of the continental ice sheet covering much of North America began to fluctuate, leaving moraines to mark the former extent of the receded ice. One such moraine forms Cape Cod, which is most of the eastern shoreline of Buzzards Bay. In addition to

1876-685: The Puritan communities of Plymouth Colony and Massachusetts Bay Colony ; the latter banned the Quakers in 1656–1657. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony annexed the Plymouth Colony in 1691, Quakers already represented a majority of the population of Old Dartmouth. In 1699, with the support of Peleg Slocum , the Quakers built their first meeting house in Old Dartmouth, where the Apponegansett Meeting House

1943-453: The ironclad warship USS Keokuk arrived at his Dartmouth home on April 21, 1863. He looked "as if he had suffered anything but defeat," after the Keokuk attacked Fort Sumter and was riddled with bullet holes. Dartmouth soldiers also fought at the Battle of Gettysburg . Three soldiers served in the 1st Regiment MVI, one in the 16th, and 33rd, and six in the 18th. David Lewis Gifford was

2010-415: The Colonel's sister, was the sole beneficiary. In 1948, she bequeathed the entire estate to MIT, which used it for microwave and laser experiments. The giant antenna, which was a landmark to sailors on Buzzards Bay, was erected on top of a 50,000-gallon water tank. Although efforts were made to preserve the structure, it deteriorated and was demolished on November 19, 2007. Another antenna was erected next to

2077-611: The Committee of Correspondence, Safety and Inspection, with the job of looking for individuals performing treasonous acts—and to report them to the War Council. Dartmouth had two companies of soldiers in the 18th Regiment of the Bunker Hill Army. No Dartmouth troops were ever again ordered north following March 17, 1776. In 1778 the village of Padanaram was raided by British troops as part of Grey's raid . The village

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2144-636: The DNRT. The Trust's headquarters building is located on the former Helfand Farm. Route 140 and Route 24 are located just outside Dartmouth's borders in New Bedford and Fall River, respectively, and both provide access to Boston and points north of the area. Route 177 begins just over Dartmouth's border with Westport, running west into Rhode Island and providing a link between the Newport-area (Tiverton, Little Compton, and Aquidneck Island) with

2211-480: The Fall River/New Bedford area. I-195 and US 6 pass directly through Dartmouth, and also offer connections to the aforementioned three Massachusetts routes; the former provides access to Route 140, while the latter can be used to access Route 24 and Route 177. Both Tiverton, RI and Little Compton, RI are geographically part of Massachusetts, lacking direct interstate highway connections with

2278-557: The Merrimac and Mississippi for New Bern, North Carolina . Dartmouth then proceeded to fulfil its second quota, sending 20 men to Company F, and three to company G. At the Battle of Fredericksburg , Private Joseph Head, a machinist, Frederick Smith, a seaman, and Frederick H. Russell—all from Dartmouth—were injured. Isaac S. Barker, a carpenter, was killed. On March 3, 1863, the town voted to raise $ 5,000 for monthly payments of aid for families of volunteers. Acting Master James Taylor of

2345-675: The Russells Mills area. In the years before the Civil War , in the early 1840s, Dartmouth launched a whaling vessel owned by Sanford and Sherman, had a bowling Alley burn down, as well as hosting an Abstinence rally with some shops refusing to sell Rum and cider. In 1855, the town was home to one cotton mill , three salt works , one factory that made railroad cars , sleighs, wagons, and coaches, two tanneries , seven shoemakers , and five shingle mills, as well as launching one ship. The town had an abundance of livestock, including over

2412-782: The Smith Neck Meeting House, the Allens Neck Meeting House, and the Apponegansett Meeting House , which is on the National Register of Historic Places . The rising European population and increasing demand for land led the colonists' relationship with the indigenous inhabitants of New England to deteriorate. European encroachment and disregard for the terms of the Old Dartmouth Purchase led to King Philip's War in 1675. In this conflict, Wampanoag tribesmen, allied with

2479-703: The Supremacy of the Laws against the Myrmidous of Slavery and enimies [sic.] of popular Liberty, Therefore resolved that as patriots and friends of the Constitution the National Government and our righted institutions, we the people of Darmouth in Town Meeting assembled do recognize the full extent of the perilous position of our once happy but now beligerent [sic.] and distrac [sic.] country and also,

2546-518: The Wampanoag have disputed this claim because the concept of exclusive land ownership —in contrast with hunting, fishing, and farming rights—was a foreign concept to them. According to the European interpretation of the deed, in one year, all Natives previously living on the land would have to leave. This led to a lengthy land dispute as the deed did not define boundary lines, and merely referred to

2613-560: The area before leaving and eventually settling in the Jamestown Colony of Virginia . Gosnolds explorations of the area took him to Round Hill , which he named Hap's Hill. Additionally he described the territories of Dartmouth as being covered in fields with flowers, beech and cedar groves. He picked wild strawberries, and noticed deer. He also saw the Apponagansett River which runs through Padanaram Harbor, and

2680-405: The attack and died poor, he lived at the house until he died in 1794. Fixing the damage to the town from the raid cost £105,960 in 1778. Which is roughly equivalent to nine million dollars in today's money. In honor of Elihu, and to commemorate his earlier shipbuilding, the village of Padanaram was called Akin's Wharf for 20 years after the war. In 1793 Davolls General Store was established in

2747-779: The battle. They served in the 8th Battery MVM, the 16th, and 18th Regiment MVI, and the light artillery. In the New Bedford Republican Standards August 18, 182 issue it was reported that a Dartmouth town meeting voted to pay a $ 200 bounty to nine-month volunteers. In the month following the Battle of Antietam , many Dartmouth men joined the 3rd regiment of infantry in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. They completed training at Camp Joe Hooker in Lakeville before leaving for Boston on October 22, 1862. They then embarked on

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2814-421: The ceded land as, "that land called Dartmouth" and the younger son of Massasoit , Metacomet , began to question the boundary lines of the purchase. Metacomet stated that he had not been consulted about the sale, and he had not given his written permission. The situation culminated with new boundaries drawn up by referees. Chief Massasoit gave his final permission to the changes in 1665. About six months after

2881-592: The cold weather in what he called ''Old'' Dartmouth, as well as writing about his maladies while serving in the South, and morale among the troops, before sending his regards to his family in Dartmouth. Nahum Nickelson was another resident of Dartmouth who served in the Civil War. He enlisted in the 35th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment as a drummer in March 1864. He trained for five weeks in Boston Harbor before taking

2948-537: The current bay, between West Falmouth and Mattapoisett. The bay's current configuration, a well-mixed central bay and fringing shallow drowned-river valleys, with their shallow depth, tidal action, and surface waves, promotes mixing of the estuarine waters to create a productive aquatic ecosystem. Like many estuaries, however, increasing development and land-use changes by the surrounding communities are accompanied by nutrient runoff leading to eutrophication (an increase in nutrient levels leading to oxygen depletion) in

3015-465: The duty whiche [sic.] we owe to that Constitution and Flag under which we have lived in happiness and prosperity for more than Eighty Years And that we proffer unreservedly and with cheerfulness our aid and cooperation in defence of our liberties and National Flag. At the onset of the Civil War, the first troops to be sent to Washington, D.C. in Massachusetts were called by telegram on April 15, 1861, by Senator Henry Wilson . The Dartmouth men enlisted in

3082-409: The end of the last ice age, fifteen thousand years ago until about six thousand years ago, Buzzards Bay was still dry land. During the past six thousand years, sea level has risen an average of one foot per century, and until about four thousand years ago, the landward boundary of Buzzards Bay extended only to about the current thirty-foot bathymetric contour, forming a coastline two-thirds of the way up

3149-506: The first call to arms were enlisted in the 18th, 33rd, 38th, and 40th regiments . According to the New Bedford Republican Standard , on September 4, 1862, Dartmouth fulfilled its part in the quota sent from Washington, D.C. Which called for 20 companies, three full regiments, and four regiments of militia to be brought from Massachusetts. The fighting force was meant to be made up of the strongest companies in

3216-429: The land to a group of developers who have worked to preserve the history, grandeur and natural environment. The property is now a gated, mostly summer residential community on the water featuring a nine-hole golf course. In 1980 Sunrise Bakery and Coffee Shop opened its first store in Dartmouth. The town appeared in national news in 2013 when Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , then a university student at Dartmouth, participated in

3283-664: The mansion and used in the development of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System . MIT continued to use Round Hill through 1964. It was sold to the Society of Jesus of New England and was used as a retreat house. The upper floors were divided into 64 individual rooms. The main floor was fitted with a chapel, a library, and meeting rooms. In 1970 the Jesuits sold the land and buildings to Gratia R. Montgomery. In 1981, Mrs. Montgomery sold most of

3350-428: The mid-20th century with rides such as the wooden roller coaster The Comet . Round Hill was the site of early-to-mid 20th century research into the uses of radio and microwaves for aviation and communication by MIT scientists, including physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff . There in 1933 he built the world's largest air-insulated Van de Graaff generator (now located at the Museum of Science (Boston) ). It

3417-522: The moraines, the melting ice sheet produced extensive outwash plains composed of mixed sediments and ice that bordered the bay to the northwest and west. Melting ice blocks in the outwash deposits formed distinctive circular features called kettle lakes . Numerous examples of kettle lakes can be found to the northwest of the Cape Cod Canal. Finally, waters released from the melting ice sheet raised sea level by sixty to one-hundred-twenty meters (198–396 feet) and drowned preexisting outwash channels. Toward

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3484-428: The northern-main business part of town from New Bedford to Westport on an east-west axis within a mile or two apart from one another. Dartmouth includes the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve that extends from Fall River into many protected forests of North Dartmouth in the Collins Corner, Faunce Corner, and Hixville sections of town. The Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve extends its protected forest lands into

3551-417: The northwest. To the southwest, the bay is connected to Rhode Island Sound . The city of New Bedford, Massachusetts is a historically significant port on Buzzards Bay; the Port of New Bedford the world's most successful whaling port during the early- and mid-19th century, and has been the nation's most productive fishing port for the last several years. Buzzards Bay was created during the latter portion of

3618-403: The official purchase, Dartmouth began to be settled by English immigrants around November 1652, and it was officially incorporated in 1664. While the Europeans considered themselves full owners of the land through the transaction, the Wampanoag disputed this claim because the concept of land ownership —in contrast with hunting, fishing, and farming rights—was a foreign concept to them. The town

3685-415: The others took the first naval prisoners of the war, 13 British crew; two were wounded and one died. The bay was the location, in 1936, of one of only five documented fatal shark attacks in the commonwealth's history. In 1987, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution experimented with a new growth structure allowing Blue mussels to grow above the Benthic Turbidity Zone leading to

3752-429: The rest of Rhode Island. Instead, smaller routes connect to the area (RI 138, MA/RI 24, RI 177/MA 177, and MA 81, and MA 88). Route 24 lies an average of 15 to 20 miles away in Tiverton, RI and Little Compton, RI, Route 177 and Route 140 and Route 24 are based upon old Indian routes and trails. Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts . It

3819-412: The rest of the Plymouth Colony. He would settle in Old Dartmouth. 30 yards of cloth, eight moose skins, fifteen axes, fifteen hoes, fifteen pair of breeches, eight blankets, two kettles, one cloak, £2 in wampum, eight pair of stockings, eight pair shoes, one iron pot and 10 shillings in another commoditie [sic]. While the Europeans considered themselves full owners of the land through the transaction,

3886-416: The river. In 1652 English settlers Anthony Slocum and Ralph Russell settled in the Russells Mills area, the town was named after Ralph Russell, and subsequently the river running through the town was named after Anthony Slocum. This Bristol County, Massachusetts geography–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Massachusetts

3953-404: The smaller embayments . Decreases in eelgrass , scallops , and herring have also been noted, but direct cause-and-effect relationships are not clear. Coordinated management efforts in Buzzards Bay have helped to decrease shellfish closures, conserve habitat for sea birds , and preserve open space. Buzzards Bay was first named Gosnold's Hope by Captain Bartholomew Gosnold . The modern name

4020-552: The south is approximately 16 miles (26 km). The villages of Hixville , Bliss Corner , Padanaram , Smith Mills , and Russells Mills are located within the town. Dartmouth shares borders with Westport to the west, Freetown and Fall River to the north, Buzzards Bay to the south, and New Bedford to the east. Boat shuttles provide regular transportation daily to Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk Island . The local weekly newspapers are The Dartmouth/Westport Chronicle and Dartmouth Week. The Portuguese municipality of Lagoa

4087-492: The state. Dartmouth had eight men in the 18th Regiment, twelve men in the 38th Regiment, and one in both the 33rd and 40th. In 1862, the town of Dartmouth voted to pay volunteers for the war. William Francis Bartlett stopped in Dartmouth after being wounded at the Siege of Yorktown . Several Dartmouth soldiers were at the Second Battle of Bull Run . George Lawton, Leander Collins, Robert H. Dunham, Frederick Smith, Joseph Head, Abraham R. Cowen, and John Smith were all present at

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4154-433: The town on April 21, 1775, by Captain Thomas Kempton to a military camp in Roxbury, joining 20,000 other soldiers. Prior to the war Kempton had been a whaler in New Bedford . The additional two Dartmouth companies were led by Captain's Dillingham and Egery. The last Dartmouth town meeting called in the name of George III occurred in February 1776. Also in 1776, and again in 1779, Dartmouth voters where called upon to sit on

4221-499: The west, New Bedford to the east, Fall River and Freetown to the north, and Buzzards Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The highest point in the town is near its northwestern corner, where the elevation rises to over 256 feet (78 m) above sea level north of Old Fall River Road. The Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies , located in South Dartmouth, is a non-profit organization that provides educational programs on aquatic environments in southeastern New England. It

4288-399: Was established in 1969, and is directly adjacent to Bishop Stang High School, a Catholic high school. St. George Parish in Westport , also covers portions of the town of Dartmouth and was founded in 1914. The origin of the name is considered to be named after Dartmouth, England . This could have been because Bartholomew Gosnold , the first European to explore the land, sailed to America on

4355-399: Was presumably given by colonists who saw a large bird that they called a buzzard near its shores. The bird was actually an osprey . After a downturn caused by DDT , today increasing numbers of osprey breed along the shores of the bay thanks to restoration efforts led by the Buzzards Bay Coalition and longtime Westport residents Gil and Josephine Fernandez. The first naval engagement of

4422-439: Was purchased by 34 people from the Plymouth Colony, but most of the purchasers never lived in Dartmouth. Only ten families came to reside in Dartmouth. Those ten families were the Cooks, Delanos, Francis', Hicks', Howlands, Jennys, Kemptons, Mortons, Samsons, and Soules. Members of the Religious Society of Friends , also known as Quakers , were among the early European settlers on the South Coast . They had faced persecution in

4489-453: Was then known as Akin's Landing, and following Elihu Akin driving three Loyalists out of the village in September 1778, British raiding parties burned down most of the village, focusing on Akin's properties. The raiders targeted Akin specifically because he had expelled the Loyalists from Dartmouth. They forced Akin to move to his only remaining property, a small home on Potters Hill—the Elihu Akin house. Elihu never financially recovered from

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