New Bedford, Massachusetts

New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is 51 mi south of Boston, 28 mi southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about 12 mi east of Fall River. It is the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts.

Well-known people from New Bedford

 * Frederick Douglass, 19th century abolitionist and editor.
 * Quinn Sullivan, musical child prodigy

Sister cities

 * Tosashimizu, Kōchi, Japan since 1987