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Swansea Real Estate ownership.
Swansea Real Estate   Swansea is a suburban/rural community founded on the premise of religious tolerance for all. Unfortunately, Swansea also turned out to be the starting place of King Philip's war in 1675

and the site of the first bloodshed of the war. Before that war, there were several historic Indian settlement sites and trails in Swansea. Colonial settlement began in 1663 and Swansea was named after a minister's home village in Wales. In 1664, King Philip had conveyed the land in the community to William Brenton of Newport and by the start of the Indian War, there were 70 people staying in the garrison fortified house in Swansea and several occupied houses on the Neck. During the war, Indian attacks destroyed every Swansea house including the garrison.

After the war, forges, ironworks and fishing on Swansea's rivers made up a substantial part of the community's economy. The small villages that made up the community were the sites of stores, cotton mills, grist and yarn mills and fishing boats. When the bigger industrial cities such as Fall River, Taunton and Providence absorbed Swansea's industries, Swansea's large agricultural capacity remained important. In the 1890's, the street trolley connected Swansea to Fall River and Providence and suburban and summer homes were developed. A picnic grove called Shady Isles was established by the streetcar company and brought city people out to the country on day trips.

Now a suburban community with much of its agricultural land still open, Swansea also retains Colonial houses.

It is located in Bristol County, a part of Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Barrington and Warren, Rhode Island, on the west and southwest; the mouth of the Taunton River on the south; Somerset on the east; and Dighton, Rehoboth, and Seekonk on the north. Swansea is about 4 miles west of Fall River; 47 miles south of Boston; 12 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island; and about 190 miles from New York City

Swansea Real Estate Areas of Interest 

Nearby local harbors include:
New Bedford, Fairhaven, Cuttyhunk Island, Padanaram (South Dartmouth), Mattapoisett, Wareham, Onset, Monument Beach (Phinney's Harbor), Red Brook Harbor, Megansett, Quissett and Hadley Harbor.
Nearby destinations include:
  • University of Massachusetts (UMASS Dartmouth)
  • Nantucket
  • Martha's Vineyard
  • Westport
  • The Elizabeth Islands
  • Woods Hole
  • The Cape Cod Canal
  • Sandwich
  • Provincetown
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