New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
The day after Christmas, I was with two of my daughters as we spend a great day in New Bedford, Massachusetts. After stops along the waterfront, the old town and the Whaling Museum, we explored an old fort that was part of the Atlantic coastal defense system. Many interesting sites in this old historical town.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park: Rise & Fall of an Industry
Before the dawn of electricity and cheap petroleum, most of the United States and England used whale oil as fuel for lanterns and lubricant for machinery during the industrial revolution. At the forefront of this booming new industry was New Bedford, Massachusetts; a seaside and New England town that, during the 1800's and early 1900's, was one of the most diverse and wealthy in the nation. The history of the rise and fall of the whaling industry is honored today at New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.
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Big: New Bedford Whaling Museum
This museum pays homage to some of the biggest mammals in the world, and their hearts.
New Bedford(Whaling National Historic Park), MA, US - Part 1
Please visit for full video and more free videos. You will find full description on the web site.
New Bedford is in Massachusetts on the southern coast. New Bedford's excellent harbor made it a natural fishing and whaling center. It was the world's premier whaling port in the nineteenth and for a time the richest city in the world and the city that lit the world because of whale oil production.
Welcome to New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park by the Learners to Teachers HD
Welcome to New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park from our Learners to Teachers, who created this video to welcome young visitors to the park.
Find out how they welcomed young English language learners to the national park during a special program showcasing this video:
Check out their summer 2013 activities that included canoeing at Cape Cod National Seashore, touring Boston area national parks and visiting with veterans at Battleship Cove and taking a prize at the Youth Summit here
The Learners to Teachers program engages students in learning about the whaling industry and its influence on the cultural history of New Bedford, while preparing them to develop and deliver programs for English Language Learners in elementary school. Participants learn skills such as public speaking, video production, animation, and program development through visits to park and partner resources, public-speaking workshops, and teacher and ranger-led instruction. animated video they created that introduces young visitors to the park.
Tourism Massachusetts: New Bedford Whaling Museum
A Moby Dick Tour through the New Bedford Whaling Museum
Filmed and produced by Bay Gammans, in collaboration with our friends at the Melville Society Cultural Project (
Introduction to the New Bedford Whaling Museum
Peek inside the New Bedford Whaling Museum and see the free exhibit that's open to the public! The Museum seeks to advance understanding related to the influence of the whaling industry and the port of New Bedford on regional history, economy, ecology, arts and culture.
Explore the museum further on our virtual tour here:
Whaling City Harbor Tour: New Bedford, MA
Short Video I shot with my cell phone while taking a Whaling City Harbor Tour.
Shot/Edited: Hermano DaSilva
Music: Joy Wants Eternity: Our Backs Into The Wind
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New Bedford Whaling Museum
TBT #95 - Christmas At Common Park • New Bedford, MA
Join me as I make my first visit to Common Park to checkout this really awesome light display.
Location details: Common Park | County St. New Bedford, MA.
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park | Wikipedia audio article
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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (NBWNHP) is a United States National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is maintained by the National Park Service (NPS). The park commemorates the heritage of the world's preeminent whaling port during the nineteenth century.
Established in 1996, the park encompasses 34 acres (fourteen hectares) dispersed over thirteen city blocks. It includes a visitor center, the New Bedford National Historic Landmark District, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Seamen's Bethel, the schooner Ernestina, and the Rotch–Jones–Duff House and Garden Museum.
As a National Park, the NBWNHP is rather unusual in that the only properties owned by the NPS are the Visitor Center and the Corson Maritime Learning Center. Rather, the park is a historic district administered under a partnership between the NPS, the City of New Bedford and private building owners to preserve the historic landscapes, structures, and collections and promote research and educational programming associated with the history of whaling. The enabling legislation also established a formal affiliation with the Inupiat Heritage Center in Utqiagvik, Alaska, to commemorate the more than 2,000 whaling voyages from New Bedford to the Western Arctic. The city promotes visitation to the park through advertising that calls it New England's real seaport, as opposed to Connecticut's Mystic Seaport Museum which is a collection of historic buildings and vessels moved from various other locations throughout the region.
Although the famed Whaleman Memorial (commonly called the Whaleman's Statue) is not within the park's boundaries, it is located only two blocks beyond its western boundary at the corner of William and Pleasant Streets in front of the New Bedford Public Library.
Dad Reads Melville at the New Bedford Whaling Museum #3
Dad reading from Moby Dick at the Moby Dick Marathon at the NBWM in New Bedford, MA Jan 7, 2011 Video #3
Top 12. Best Tourist Attractions in New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Top 12. Best Tourist Attractions in New Bedford, Massachusetts: New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Seamen's Bethel, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, Buttonwood Park Zoo, Fort Taber Park, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, The new Bedford Museum of Glass, Hurricane Barrier Harbor Walk, New Bedford City Hall, New Bedford Art Museum
New Bedford, Massachusetts - Travels With Phil
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, it was the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts. New Bedford is nicknamed The Whaling City because during the 19th century, the city was one of the most important whaling ports in the world. The city, along with Fall River and Taunton, make up the three largest cities in the South Coast region of Massachusetts.
New Bedford is the home of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the centerpiece of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. It is the country's largest museum on the subject of whaling and the history of interaction between humans and whales. The museum has the skeletons of a 66-foot (20 m)-long baby blue whale (obtained in 2000), a 35-foot (11 m)-long adult humpback whale (obtained in 1900), and a 45-foot (14 m)-long sperm whale (obtained in 2004) on display. All whales died in New England waters and were cleaned and assembled for display. It is also home to the Whaling Voyage Round the World 1,275 foot long panoramic painting. - Travels with Phil copyrighted by Phil Konstantin -
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New B Under the Sea
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park introduces New B Under the Sea.
In their search for whales, New Bedford whalemen explored every corner of the globe. In the process they charted the world’s oceans and visited lands previously little known to the Western World. Although thousands of whaling voyages sailed around the world from New Bedford, only one whaleship, the Charles W. Morgan, remains above water. Much of New Bedford’s whaling history is hidden beneath the same seas that New Bedford whalemen sailed over 100 years ago. Each lost whaleship has a story to tell, and underwater archaeologists at the South Carolina and Hawaii are starting to uncover the mysteries of New Bedford whaleships under the sea. Imagine all of the other whaleships and pieces of New Bedford’s whaling history that await discovery. The global conversation is just beginning. Add your voice, or just come along for the ride.
Stay tuned in with our project partners:
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology
For more information, please visit or visit the division's Facebook page
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site
For more information, please visit or visit the monument's Facebook page
New Bedford Whaling Museum Highlights
The New Bedford Whaling Museum tells the story of human interaction with whales in the world's oceans, the science of whales today, and the dramatic history of Southcoast Massachusetts. On the Massachusetts Whale Trail!
Being in New Bedford
Fall in love with New Bedford, MA, and the Seaport Cultural District!
Visit New Bedford, a city famous for its whaling history, with a vibrant working waterfront, beaches and boating, art and culture, feasts and festivals, parks and playgrounds, and home to the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park!
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Video by Visionary Communications, Original song written and performed by Cedric Josey, locations around New Bedford include Seafire Grill, No Problemo, Waterfront, Beaches, New Bedford Art Msueum/ArtWorks!, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, New Bedford Whaling Museum, and more!