The New Bedford waterfront reflects current and past industries. It is lined with docks, storage and repair facilities, fish processing and packaging plants, large brick buildings that were formerly textile mills, and other commercial buildings. Photographs by Carol Pesch. The towns on the eastern shore of the harbor are much smaller and less commercial. Fairhaven has a population of about 16,000 and Acushnet about 10,000.
Marshes extend along the eastern shore of the upper harbor.
Residential areas are situated on uplands behind the marshes. Residential and commercial sections, primarily marinas, marine service and repair businesses, extend along the rest of the eastern shore. Photographs by Carol Pesch.