Myricks, Massachusetts
Railroad junction
Myricks is an association community or populated place (Class Code U6) located in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts at latitude 41.831 and longitude -71.027. The elevation is 62 feet. Myricks appears on the Assonet U.S. Geological Survey Map.
It is also the junction of the railroad from Fall River, New Bedford, and Boston.
The Myricks railway station was a popular stop for vacationers. This stop on the line no longer exits. Near the location of this stop was the Cattle and Agricultural Show that ran for some years towards the end of the 19th century. The buildings were later sold and is now unsettled land off Mill Street.
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Coordinates: 41°49′50″N 71°01′38″W / 41.83056°N 71.02722°W
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