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History · Acushnet Center

25% of Acushnet Center’s homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1888 on.

1on the National Register
25%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Acushnet Center’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Acushnet Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18887 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1977. Watch Acushnet Center change.Old housesHalf of Acushnet Center’s homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Acushnet Center’s history is told.

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On the map

Acushnet Center on the map, 1888 to 1977

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Acushnet Center. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Acushnet Center on the 1888 USGS mapAcushnet Center on the 1893 USGS mapAcushnet Center on the 1918 USGS mapAcushnet Center on the 1936 USGS mapAcushnet Center on the 1948 USGS mapAcushnet Center on the 1964 USGS mapAcushnet Center on the 1977 USGS map1888New Bedford sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Acushnet Center.

The story so far

Acushnet Center, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Acushnet Center yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Acushnet Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Acushnet in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,030 at the 2020 census, which was 28.7% of the population of the entire town.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 3,073 in 2010, 3,030 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 listing protects 37 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Acushnet Center

Nobody well known was born in Acushnet Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Geena DavisAmerican actress · b. 1956
Benjamin TuckerAmerican journalist and anarchist · b. 1854
Lizzie BordenAmerican murder suspect · b. 1860
William Le Baron JenneyAmerican architect · b. 1832
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John TukeyAmerican mathematician · b. 1915
Bert PatenaudeAmerican soccer player · b. 1909
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Acushnet4 historic placesANew Bedford41 historic placesA+

Questions about Acushnet Center’s history

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.