Fish Island (Massachusetts) Explained

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]

See also

• Fish Island (disambiguation), for other places by this name

References

41.6388°N -70.9194°W

Notes and References

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