McCullough Building - New Bedford, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Metro2
N 41° 38.112 W 070° 55.315
19T E 339921 N 4611058
The McCullough Building is located at 96 Front Street in New Bedford, MA.
Waymark Code: WMM95C
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/14/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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A plaque on this historic building reads:

"McCullough Building
circa 1830

John McCullough purchased this ship chandlery
and warehouse in the mid-nineteenth century.
Known as the "McCullough Ruin" after a
disastrous fire in 1940, the building lay
abandoned for 36 yearsbefore it was saved by
WHALE in 1976.

'Building the Future on the Best of the Past'"
Group that erected the marker: WHALE

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
96 Front Street
New Bedford, MA United States


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