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Fall River

American  

noun

  1. a seaport in SE Massachusetts, on an arm of Narragansett Bay.


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The 1,530-acre property on Fall River has multiple structures, including a custom Airstream fishing camp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Fall River is one of those northern post-industrial cities that’s been futilely trying to reverse decline for decades, first by bulldozing historic neighborhoods to build highways, and now by constructing breweries and farmer’s markets.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

An important break in the case came when three vehicles were linked to general locations of robberies in Fresno, Modesto, Roseville, Rocklin, Yuba City and Fall River Mills, according to court records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024

Owner of the Erie Railway Company, Fall River steamship line, and other companies, he made “corporate looting and corruption” a “fine art.”

From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2023

That telegram was answered by another telling them to take the first Fall River boat for New York City.

From Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus by W. C. Coup

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