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Fish Island (Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 41°38′19.6″N 70°55′9.8″W / 41.638778°N 70.919389°W / 41.638778; -70.919389
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Fish Island is an island in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island is located in the Acushnet River east of Sconticut Neck; within the city of New Bedford.[1]

The USRC Salmon P. Chase (1878) was moored at the island when she was built in 1787.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Acushnet River (Massachusetts) map.jpg. United States Geological Survey, US Department of the Interior. 1893.
  2. ^ Kroll, C. Douglas (2002). Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf : first commandant of the Coast Guard. Internet Archive. Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-55750-474-6.

41°38′19.6″N 70°55′9.8″W / 41.638778°N 70.919389°W / 41.638778; -70.919389


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