BUZZARDS BAY

inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, from 5 to 10 mi (8–16 m) wide, SE Mass., connected with Cape Cod Bay by the Cape Cod Canal and bounded on the SE by the Elizabeth Islands. Its shores are very irregular. The village of Buzzards Bay (1990 pop. 3,250), seat of Cape Cod Canal administration, is in the town of Bourne on the shore of the bay.

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books on: Buzzards Bay  - 265 results

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The Road to Disunion: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 - Vol. 1
Book by William W. Freehling; Oxford University Press, 1991
Subjects: Secession, Southern States--Politics And Government--1775-1865, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes, United States--Politics And Government--1815-1861
...black shadow above turned out to be Charlestons flock of turkey buzzards. Vultures periodically dove down to snatch discards. The...bandannas. Their men, kicking and hollering, drove black buzzards inch by inch out of white customers way. Beginning in the...
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The White Image in the Black Mind: African-American Ideas about White People, 1830-1925
Book by Mia Bay; Oxford University Press, 2000
Subjects: African Americans--Attitudes--History--19th Century, African Americans--Attitudes--History--20th Century, African Americans--Intellectual Life, Race Awareness--United States--History--19th Century, Race Awareness--United States--History--20th Century, United States--Race Relations, Whites In Literature, Whites--United States
...stork but black infants came out of buzzards eggs. "A snow white stork flew down...slave infant, "You was hatched from a buzzards egg / My little colored chile." The...children that they were hatched by the buzzard and the white children were brought...father cause my mother told me dat de buzzards laid me an de sun hatch me; an she...
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Marine and Coastal Law: Cases and Materials
Book by Dennis W. Nixon; Praeger Publishers, 1994
Subjects: Coastal Zone Management--Law And Legislation--United States--Cases, Marine Mineral Resources--Law And Legislation--United States--Cases, Maritime Law--United States--Cases
...seine was within that part of Buzzards Bay which the harbor and land...other at the mouth of Buzzards Bay"; and that the steamer was...sections 1 and 11. Buzzards Bay was undoubtedly within the territory...States, of which Massachusetts Bay was one, to be free, sovereign...on its seacoasts, and in the bays and arms of the sea within its...
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The Building of the Cape Cod Canal, 1627-1914
Book by William James Reid; George McKibbin and Son, Inc., 1961
Subjects: Cape Cod Canal (Mass.)
section between S agamore and Buzzards Bay. Invisible progress under the waters of Buzzards Bay had been substantial. The Company estimated...destroyed the only wild oyster bed near Buzzards Bay. Then the same fleet resumed operation...
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New England's Prospect: 1933
Book by John K. Wright, James Truslow Adams, Henry S. Graves, Edward A. Filene, William J. Cunningham, Roy M. Cushman, E. F. Gerish, Orren Chalmer Hormell, R. J. McFall, Lewis Radcliffe, E. W. Morehouse, John S. Keir, Charles E. Artman, William Roger Greeley, I. G. Davis, John F. Sly, H. C. Woodworth, R. T. Fisher, J. L. Hypes, Fred Rogers Fairchild, Gerald A. Fitzgerald, Frederick V. Waugh, Derwent Whittlesey, Alexander E. Cance, Henry F. Perkins, Arthur W. Dean, G. B. Roorbach; American Geographical Society, 1933
Subjects: Local Government--New England, New England--Description And Travel, New England--Economic Conditions, New England--Social Conditions
...Bedford, on a fine harbor on the Buzzards Bay side of the granitic area, turned...drawn from Plymouth to the head of Buzzards Bay, together with the Elizabeth...passes down the eastern shore of Buzzards Bay to swing southwestward as the...
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journal articles on: Buzzards Bay  - 31 results

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Use of Ecotoxicological Tools to Evaluate the Health of New Bedford Harbor Sediments: A Microbial Biomarker Approach
Journal article by Timothy Ford, Jenny Jay, Anand Patel, Molly Kile, Phanida Prommasith, Tamara Galloway, Ross Sanger, Karen Smith, Mike Depledge; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 113, 2005
Subjects: United States. Environmental Protection Agency
...thousand acres of the harbor and outer bay are currently closed to commercial...with decreasing concentrations toward Buzzards Bay (Nelson et al. 1996). Black et...surrounding coastal areas of Buzzards Bay. Geukensia lives partially within...
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"The Fashionable World Displayed": Alcott and Social Power
Journal article by Peter Stoneley; Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 27, 1999
Subjects: Alcott, Louisa May--Criticism, interpretation, etc., American literature--19th century, Literature--Marketing, Modesty--Psychological aspects, Women authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...and bought a holiday home at Buzzards Bay, the "closed gate" community...exclusive set" were to be found. Buzzards Bay, close to Newport, was where...Fiske Kimball, "On the Shores of Buzzards Bay," The New England Magazine...
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Rhetoric, Environmental Pragmatism, and the Ecology of Writing
Journal article by Kimberly Moekle; Transformations, Vol. 21, 2010
Subjects: Climate change, Environmental impact, Ocean currents, Rhetoric, Studies
...electric plant veered off course at the entrance to Buzzards Bay. The resulting gash in the ships hull released 98...will decrease the number of oil barges passing through Buzzards Bay, and thereby reduce the risk of future environmental...
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Dwarf Beech Forests in Coastal New England: Topographic and Edaphic Controls on Variation in Forest Structure
Journal article by Posy E. Busby, Glenn Motzkin; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 162, 2009
Subjects: Birds, Mortality, Soils, Storm damage
...that was formed during the late-Wisconsinan glaciation, when the Buzzards Bay ice lobe readvanced in its long-term retreat, thrusting and folding...Ecological Research Program, the Beech Tree Trust, and the Coalition for Buzzards Bay.
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Integrating Technical Analysis with Deliberation in Regional Watershed Management Planning: Applying the National Research Council Approach
Journal article by Thomas Webler, Seth Tuler; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 27, 1999
Subjects: Biotic communities--Protection, National Research Council--Reports, Risk assessment--Technique, Watershed management--Management
...from the results. For instance, the Buzzards Bay Estuary Project succeeded in getting...showed future degradation of Buttermilk Bay if development continued as planned...Protection Agency. (1989). Saving bays and estuaries: A primer for establishing...
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magazine articles on: Buzzards Bay  - 35 results

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Oil in Our Coastal Back Yard
Magazine article by Christopher M. Reddy; Oceanus, Vol. 43, 2004
Subjects: Cape Cod Bay, Hazardous substances, Marine biology, Oceanography, Oil spills, Toxicity
...ports and cities. For decades, Buzzards Bay has been a major thruway for oil...largest amount of oil spilled in Buzzards Bay history. "The oil-soaked...other oil spills have occurred in Buzzards Bay since the Florida spill ( see...
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Eye & Face Protection
Magazine article; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 64, January 2002
Subjects: Computer peripherals industry--Directories, Output devices (Computers), Safety equipment, Safety equipment and supplies industry--Directories, Safety equipment industry--Directories
...Boren Safety Inc., Tulsa, OK H.L. Bouton Co., Buzzards Bay, MA Chaska Inc., Cornwall, NY Chisco, Inc., Salt...Boren Safety Inc., Tulsa, OK H.L. Bouton Co., Buzzards Bay, MA Bradley Corp., W142 N9101 Fountain Blvd., PO...
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History, Heritage and Hope
Magazine article by Matthew M. Bellocchio; The Tracker, Vol. 49, Winter 2005
...was incorporated into the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Today the legacy of the old Plymouth...minister, was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for espousing the radical idea that...village in Wales. It was just across the bay from Mount Hope, the home of Massasoit...
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Fatal Impact!: Naval Collisions in Wwii
Magazine article by Robert Sables; Sea Classics, Vol. 37, February 2004
...569 collided in San Francisco Bay just west of the Golden Gate...second collision occurred in the Bay. The lumber schooner Esther...1943, Valor was on patrol in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, guarding...Canal and headed southwest into Buzzards Bay. At 2135-hrs her lookouts...
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Eyewash/emergency Shower
Magazine article; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 66, January 2004
...Art Products, Pequannock, NJ H.L. Bouton Co., Buzzards Bay, MA Bradley Corp., W142 N9101 Fountain Blvd., PO...Vision Accessories, Rochester, NY H.L. Bouton Co., Buzzards Bay, MA Bradley Corp., W142 N9101 Fountain Blvd., PO...
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newspaper articles on: Buzzards Bay  - 65 results

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This Week Ronald Buzzard, of Whitley Bay, Poses a Question for Energy Doctor Steve Hunter
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), June 24, 2008
This Week Ronald Buzzard, of Whitley Bay, Poses a Question for Energy Doctor Steve Hunter. "I LIVE in a ground-floor one-bedroom flat," says Ronald. "I have...
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Church Bay
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), September 23, 2011
Church Bay. Whats the attraction? Wonderful...Mynydd y Garn. For birdwatchers, buzzards, chough and perhaps peregrine falcons...Llanfaethlu, turn left signed Church Bay follow coast road to Church Bay car park (grid ref SH 302 892) How...
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Oxwich Bay
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 1, 2006
Oxwich Bay. Byline: By Robin Turner Western Mail Oxwich bay is not only one of the jewels...or sweeping a hand through the bay waters can leave a fairy-like...often dotted with sparrowhawks, buzzards and woodpeckers. Another of the...
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Roll Back the Sands of Time in the Sunny South-West; Cornwall's Constantine Bay Recaptures the Joys of Bygone Family Holidays
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 31, 2010
...West; Cornwalls Constantine Bay Recaptures the Joys of Bygone...FATHER-INLAW can name the bays of this stretch of North Cornwall...bridges of London. Trevone Bay, Harlyn Bay, Mother Ivey Bay, then round...gannets and scores of kestrels and buzzards. We stayed in a three-bedroomed...
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Three Cheers for Boston; SITCOM CITY PULLS PINTS AND PUNTERS Mail Travel Massachusetts
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), November 30, 2008
...Boston, was the perfect base for relaxing in the sun at scenic spots dotted along nearby Buzzards Bay. We stopped by the Westport Winery and Buzzards Bay Brewery for a well-earned tasting session. New Bedford, once the worlds wealthiest city...
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encyclopedia articles on: Buzzards Bay  - 6 results

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Buzzards Bay
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BUZZARDS BAY inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48...wide, SE Mass., connected with Cape Cod Bay by the Cape Cod Canal and bounded on the...shores are very irregular. The village of Buzzards Bay (1990 pop. 3,250), seat of Cape...
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Dartmouth , Town, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...1990 pop. 27,244), Bristol co., SE Mass., on Buzzards Bay, in a dairy region; settled c.1650, inc. 1664...Massachusetts is in North Dartmouth, and a state park faces Buzzards Bay. ____________________ Copyright...
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Wareham
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WAREHAM war m, ham , town (1990 pop. 19,232), Plymouth co., SE Mass., on an inlet of Buzzards Bay ; settled 1678, inc. 1739. It is a resort as well as a shipping point for cranberries and shellfish...
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Elizabeth Islands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ELIZABETH ISLANDS chain of small islands off Cape Cod that form the southern boundary of Buzzards Bay; SE Mass. Naushon is the largest island. Cuttyhunk Island was settled in 1641 and has a U.S. Coast Guard station. Most of...
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New Bedford
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NEW BEDFORD city (1990 pop. 99,922), seat of Bristol co., SE Mass., at the mouth of the Acushnet River on Buzzards Bay; settled 1640, set off from Dartmouth 1787, inc. as a city 1847. Formerly one of the worlds greatest whaling ports...
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