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Falmouth (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 41 33 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.5500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 070 36 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -70.6000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on east shore of Buzzards Bay. Falmouth was a major whaling and boatbuilding center. In the American Revolution and the War of 1812, it was bombarded by the British in Revolution. Falmouth is also a township which includes the villages and communites: East Falmouth, Falmouth, Hatchville, North Falmouth, Quisset, Teaticket, Waquoit Village, West Falmouth, and Woods Hole. |
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Falmouth (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1660 |
| town (C) |
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| resort center (C) |
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