{"id":37978,"date":"2025-01-25T15:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T20:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vivafallriver.com\/support\/?p=37978"},"modified":"2025-01-28T21:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T02:07:22","slug":"where-to-see-whats-left-of-the-quequechan-river-in-fall-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vivafallriver.com\/support\/where-to-see-whats-left-of-the-quequechan-river-in-fall-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to see what’s left of the Quequechan River in Fall River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is (was) the Quequechan River?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Quequechan River is a body of water running East to West, connecting the Watuppa Pond to the Taunton River. The Quequechan was one of the main reasons for Fall River\u2019s powerful growth in the 19th century, as factories harnessed the river\u2019s powerful waters for industrial purposes. The Quequechan River has been changed and partially covered over the course of the last several centuries due to the growth of industry in Fall River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more, you can read this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does the word Quequechan mean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Quequechan means \u201cfalling water\u201d (or “falling river” in the Wampanoag language, Algonkian. The name for the city comes from this word. Before the mills and factories, the area surrounding the Quequechan River was inhabited by the Wampanoag and other indigenous communities. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

How do you say the word Quequechan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Locally, the word is pronounded \u201cQuick-a-shan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where does (did) it run? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to A River and Its City: The influence of the Quequechan River on the development of Fall River, Massachusetts<\/em> by Alfred J. Lima, “The river is 2 miles long, from the head at South Watuppa Pond to the dam that was built at Third Street. It has eight falls during the last half-mile as it descends over its granite bed to tidewater at Mount Hope Bay.\u201d The river features a dramatic drop, falling 130 feet within a distance of 2,300 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what about these “falls” I keep hearing about?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The only remaining waterfall on the Quequechan River in Fall River is hidden behind mills on Anawan Street, near where it empties into the Taunton River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to see the waterfall: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Follow the sound of the water until you are between the Metacomet Mills and the American Printing Co. buildings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are driving, proceed west down Pocasset St. and take a right at the sloped entrance to the mill parking lot, right before the lights. For GPS, you can put in 192 Anawan St. If walking, continue past Work Out World<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park in a spot or off to the side. Please do not block fire lanes or park in any spaces marked reserved. These are working mills; please respect this property, which is privately owned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. If you are driving, proceed west down Pocasset St. and take a right at the sloped entrance to the mill parking lot, right before the lights. For GPS, you can put in 192 Anawan St. If walking, continue past Work Out World<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Park in a spot or off to the side. Please do not block fire lanes or park in any spaces marked reserved. These are working mills; please respect this property, which is privately owned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Follow the sound of the water until you are between the Metacomet Mills and the American Printing Co. buildings<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Interested to learn more? Check out our Trolley tour<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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