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===Museums=== New Bedford is the home of the [[New Bedford Whaling Museum]], the centerpiece of the [[New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park]]. It is the country's largest museum on the subject of whaling and the history of interaction between humans and whales. The museum has the skeletons of a {{convert|66|ft|m|adj=on}}-long baby blue whale (obtained in 2000), a {{convert|35|ft|m|adj=on}}-long adult humpback whale (obtained in 1900), and a {{convert|45|ft|m|adj=on}}-long sperm whale (obtained in 2004) on display. All whales died in New England waters and were cleaned and assembled for display. {{citation needed|date=June 2017}} The [[Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum]] is a 28-room Greek Revival mansion that was built for the whaling merchant, William Rotch Jr., in 1834. Between 1834 and 1981, three prominent families owned the house. It was restored by the [[Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE]] (WHALE) in the early 1980s and converted into the house museum it is today, chronicling 150 years of economic, social, and domestic life in New Bedford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfrontleague.org/|title=Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE (WHALE) - Revitalizing New Bedford Through Historic Preservation|website=www.waterfrontleague.org|access-date=May 26, 2009|archive-date=April 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424131816/http://www.waterfrontleague.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[New Bedford Fire Museum]] is housed in a red-brick building, formerly [[Fire Station No. 4 (New Bedford, Massachusetts)|Fire Station No. 4]], which opened in 1867. The fire station was one of the oldest continuously operating fire stations in the state when it was closed in 1979. The museum has a collection of old firefighting equipment and some old fire engines. Old city fire records dating to 1890 are available for research and review. Retired and active city firefighters act as docents. The [[New Bedford Museum of Glass]] reflects the city's history as home of the Mount Washington and [[Pairpoint Glass]] companies. The museum's collection ranges from ancient to contemporary glass with a large focus on the glass of New England. A research library contains over eight thousand volumes on glass. The museum is located in one of the historic Wamsutta Mills textile factory buildings.
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