If you would like to share your artifacts or any other collections of the Taunton River that might be of interest to our river audience, please contact:
Bill Napolitano at bnap@srpedd.org
There is no cost for the listing.
JUST for FUN
The Robbins Museum of Archaeology
The
mission of the Robbins Museum of Archaeology is to increase the public's understanding
and appreciation of the rich prehistory of New England's Native Americans
through education, research, collections management, and exhibits focusing
on "People and the Land: 11,000 years in New England." The Robbins Museum
is operated by the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, a tax-exempt, non-profitable,
charitable, educational and scientific corporation incorporated in 1939 to
promote and encourage scientific research and education in archaeology, especially
in New England. 
Visit the Massachusetts Archeological Society and the Robbins Museum (dedicated to the Native People of New England) at:
17 Jackson
Street, Middleboro, MA
508-947-9005
Directions: From Route I-495 (South
or North): Take Exit 4, Route 105. Turn left (105 East) at the end of the
exit ramp onto Main Street. Go through two sets of traffic lights to the center
of town. Proceed one block to the intersection of Peirce and Jackson Streets,
then take a right just before the Middleboro Police Station. The Robbins Museum
of Archaeology is located to the right, half a block down at 17 Jackson Street.
Parking is available directly across from the Museum.
Click
on logo to visit
Robbins Museum Website
Society's web site.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bristol County Natural History Center
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Housed
in a restored 19th century barn, the Natural History Center houses one of
the best collections of Taunton River wildlife. The center contains a wide
range of displays and collections built by students of the Bristol County
Agricultural High School. The collections are designed to increase awareness
of the natural history of Bristol County.
The museum of located at 135 Center Street in Dighton, Massachusetts with beautiful views of the Taunton River at its door step. You will not be disappointed in visiting this small local treasure.
Fun
Fact:
Yes, that is a black bear you see below in the picture.
Although the black bear was a very rare and historic event in the Tanton
River basin, biologists are saying that the moose and the bear will make
a comback as humans continue to encroach on their northern habitat!
GOOD NEWS - THE BRISTOL COUNTY NATURAL HISTORY CENTER HAS REOPENED. PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL FOR INFO AND HOURS!
508-669-6744