The Mariner's Home-Home Away from the Sea - New Bedford MA
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Don.Morfe
N 41° 38.112 W 070° 55.415
19T E 339783 N 4611061
Whaling men spent much of their lives at sea. The ship was their home. Back in port, most of the poor, unskilled sailors knew no one in New Bedford and were essentially homeless until the next voyage. The Mariners' Home provided lodging.
Waymark Code: WM16C1H
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2022
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TEXT on the Historical Marker
The Mariner's Home-Home Away from the Sea
Whaling men spent much of their lives at sea. The ship was their home. Back in port, most of the poor, unskilled sailors knew no one in New Bedford and were essentially homeless until the next voyage.
In 1850 the daughter of William Rotch, Jr., one of New Bedford's leading whaling merchants, donated her father's house to shelter and feed needy seamen. After the whaling industry declined, retired whalemen, merchant seamen, and fishermen lived here. The Mariners' Home provides lodging for mariners to this day.
Agency Responsible for Placement: National Park Service
County: Bristol
City/Town Name: New Bedford
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
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