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  2. Boston Public Library - Wikipedia

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    A branch in East Boston which closed in 2013. East Boston. East Boston Branch, 365 Bremen Street, East Boston. "Established in 1869, the East Boston Branch Library was the first municipally supported branch library in the United States. It opened in the old Lyman School with the collections of the East Boston Library Association and the Sumner ...

  3. East Boston - Wikipedia

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    East Boston, nicknamed Eastie, is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, which was annexed by the city of Boston in 1637. [1] Neighboring communities include Winthrop , Revere , and Chelsea .

  4. List of libraries in 19th-century Boston - Wikipedia

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    Conditions of Blakes' circulating library, no.1 Cornhill, 1800 Ad for Suffolk Circulating Library, corner Brattle and Court St., 1822 Ad for Franklin Circulating Library, Court St., 1824 Mercantile Library Association, Merchants Hall, corner Congress and Water St., 1820s-1830s Ad for S.H. Parker's circulating library, Washington St., 1832 Portrait of Elizabeth Peabody, proprietor of foreign ...

  5. National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston

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    East of Chelsea St., Charlestown: Charlestown: Updated listing May 5, 2015 as "Boston National Historical Park/Charlestown Navy Yard". 26: Boston Police Station Number One-Traffic Tunnel Administration Building

  6. Orient Heights - Wikipedia

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    One of the most recognizable landmarks of East Boston is the 35-foot (11 m)-high statue of the Madonna. Atop Orient Heights, it is the national headquarters for the Don Orione order. Constructed in 1956, the statue is a full-size replica of the original statue at the Don Orione Center in the Montemario district of Rome, Italy.

  7. History of libraries - Wikipedia

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    The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents.Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and finding tools, the book trade, the influence of the physical properties of the different writing materials, language distribution, role in education, rates of literacy, budgets, staffing, libraries for ...

  8. Central Square, East Boston - Wikipedia

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    It is part of the Boston Public Schools system. Notably, the school's campus features the only recognized skate park in the neighborhood, the Harborside Community Skatepark. [2] The first public branch library in the United States, built in 1870, lies in Central Square. Boston Public Library's East Boston branch is located at 276 Meridian ...

  9. Timeline of Boston - Wikipedia

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    Parker & Ditson and Boston Sugar Refinery (East Boston) in business. Temple School opens. Theodore Lyman becomes mayor. Thompson Island becomes part of Boston. [49] 1835 – Abiel Smith School [39] and American House (hotel) founded. William Lloyd Garrison attacked by anti-abolitionist mob. 1836 East Boston annexed to Boston. [50]