Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
The City of Fall River is located approximately 53 miles (85 km) south of Boston, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, 20 miles (32 km) south of Taunton, 12 miles (19 km) west of New Bedford, 20 miles (32 km) north of Newport, Rhode Island, and 200 miles (320 km) northeast of New York City.
The City of Fall River's population was 87,103 at the 2010 census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount Hope Bay at the mouth of the Taunton River, the city became famous during the 19th century as the leading textile manufacturing center in the United States.
While the textile industry has long since moved on, its impact on the city's culture and landscape remains to this day. Fall River's official motto is "We'll Try," dating back to the aftermath of the Great Fire of 1843. It is also nicknamed "the Scholarship City" because Dr. Irving Fradkin founded Dollars for Scholars here in 1958. In 2017, Mayor Correia introduced the "Make It Here" slogan as part of a citywide rebranding effort.Fall River is known for the Lizzie Borden case, Portuguese culture, its numerous 19th-century textile mills and Battleship Cove, the world's largest collection of World War II naval vessels and the home of the USS Massachusetts (BB-59).
Fall River is also the only city in the United States to have its city hall located over an interstate highway.
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I would recommend this community to friends and family because I've heard incredible things about the company and the staff as well.
Because everything is easily accessible from health care to recreational, food business etc
They are really friendley it don't matter the age diffrence
I would't exactly call it age friendly. It's more geared toward the younger generation in order to motivate them to move forward in life. Which is good however, there is nothing for over 50.
I am a retired widow and I feel safe in my home and neighborhood. Great neighbors