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**Sources:** - https://explorenewbedford.org/history/ - https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/index.htm - https://justalittlefurther.com/just-a-little-further/north-america/the-city-that-lit-the-world-new-bedford-massachusetts - https://newbedfordlight.org - https://www.reportforamerica.org/newsrooms/new-bedford-light/