NEW BEDFORD — The City of New Bedford is moving forward with initial plans to memorialize one of the Bay State s most famed authors in its downtown historic district.
Last week marked 183 years since a young Herman Melville set sail from New Bedford aboard the Acushnet on a working voyage that later inspired his magnum opus, "Moby Dick". The city is now asking artists to submit designs for a statue to honor the author and his legacy.
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