New Bedford's Heydays
L Michael Gouveia, DMD • May 12, 2020
When I began my research in 2016, the city of New Bedford was still struggling to recover from years of economic decline. Thus it was difficult to imagine life in the city at the end of the nineteenth century. Affluence, high society, highly respected businessmen and a robust economy in transition were all in evidence in this city at that time. Commerce in New Bedford, Massachusetts was primarily centered around whaling from the early to mid 1800's. With a population of approximately 20,000 in


