Fall River

a city and port of entry of Bristol co., Ma .,at the mouth of the Taunton river, where it empties into Mount Hope Bay, 49 miles 8. of Boston. The stream called Fall River is the outlet of Watuppa lake, and has a fall of 129 feet in le tham half a mile, affording excellent water power, Fall River is the largest cotton-milling city in the United States, According to the Federal census of 1900 the city had 785 manufacturing a stablishments. The city was originally a part of Free town, but was incorporated separately in 1803. Later it was called Troy, but its first name was restored in 1834. The city charter was granted in 1854 and in 1862 Fall River in Newport co., R. Pop. (1910) 119,295.