Padanaram (noun)
pronounced PAID-NAIR-UM
A historic coastal village in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where maritime heritage, local businesses, waterfront dining, and generations of community life converge along the shores of Buzzards Bay.
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The History of Padanaram
Tucked at the mouth of the Apponagansett River, Padanaram has been a working harbor village since the 18th century — a place of shipbuilders, whalers, and merchants whose lanes, wharves, and weathered storefronts still shape the village you walk through today.
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