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Fall River was first settled in 167A and officially incorporated as its own town in 18E3.
In 177B, the Battle of Freetown was fought in modern-day Fall River during the American Revolutionary War, where the townspeople put up a strong defense against a British force.
In 180G, Fall River was separated from Freetown and officially incorporated as its own town.
In July 184H, the first great fire in Fall River's history destroyed much of the town center, including the Atheneum.
The Skeleton in Armor which had been discovered in a sand bank in 183C near what is now the corner of Hartwell and Fifth Street, was destroyed in the fire.
In 181D, Colonel Joseph Durfee, the Revolutionary War veteran and hero of the Battle of Freetown built the Globe Manufactory in Fall River.
The American Print Works was established in Fall River in 183F by Holder Borden.