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New Bedford names winner of Herman Melville statue contest
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — New Bedford’s latest piece of public art will honor its legacy as the Whaling City: a statue of “Moby-Dick” author Herman Melville. The city kicked off its annu ...
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Here’s everything you need to know: Honoring a legend: Sculptor selected for New Bedford’s statue of Herman Melville at historic Seamen’s Bethel Voted in through a ballot question in ...
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The Story of the New Bedford Whaling Ship Catalpa
In 1876, the New Bedford whaling ship Catalpa sailed to western Australia and took part in the rescue of six Irish prisoners.