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54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Plaza (William St. and Acushnet Ave.) |
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On this site was the local recruiting station for the 54th Regiment. The first regiment of color commissioned in the North. Dedicated on February 12, 1999; This plaza commemorates the contribution of the Civil War’s 54th and the 55th Regiments, the 5th Calvary and the Navy men of color from New Bedford. A monument is planned for the future |
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| Liberty
Bell Plaque East wall of former Bay Bank, Purchase and William Streets |
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Liberty Hall once stood on this site. Inside the Hall was a bell which, during the 1850’s and 60’s was used to warn runaway slaves that the U.S. Marshals were approaching. Aaron Childs, an African-American, was one of the largest contributors to the erection bell. |
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| Frederick
Douglass Monument William Street entrance to City Hall lawn |
| This monument is dedicated to Frederick Douglass and his wife Anna who escaped slavery by the underground railroad and made New Bedford their home for five years 1838-1843. Two of their children were born here, Rosetta (1839) and Lewis (1840). Dedicated on October 17, 1996, this monument commemorates the 100th anniversary of his death in 1895. Sponsored by the City of New Bedford and the New Bedford Chapter of the NAACP. |
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| (Former)
Frederick Douglass Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church William and Eighth Streets |
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This church was organized in 1850. It is believed this sect may have existed as far back as the 1830’s, and was the church Frederick Douglass and his family attended while he lived in New Bedford. The church was first known as the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In the 1930’s it was changed to the Douglass AME Zion Church. Many of New Bedford’s West Indian Community attended this church. In 1880 Nathan Johnson was buried from this church when it was known as the First Universalist Church. The first church was on the corner of Mechanics Lane and Eighth Street. This church became extinct in 1995. The present site is now known as Gallery X, an art gallery. |
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