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563:(1879–1881)
545:(1874–1876)
527:(1871–1872)
521:(1868–1871)
515:(1867–1868)
509:(1863–1866)
464:Thomas Ball
168: /
144:Coordinates
1543:Categories
1352:Winchester
1327:Somerville
1287:Framingham
1215:Gloucester
1184:Fall River
1163:Barnstable
1070:Barnstable
903:2008-07-06
840:References
355:Courthouse
320:Statue of
274:Providence
1432:Worcester
1368:Brookline
1337:Wakefield
1292:Lexington
1277:Cambridge
1272:Arlington
1135:Worcester
1115:Nantucket
1110:Middlesex
1105:Hampshire
1075:Berkshire
399:in 1970.
282:Baltimore
189:Architect
184:1862–1865
1504:Category
1427:Uxbridge
1404:southern
1399:northern
1332:Stoneham
1322:Sherborn
1225:Lawrence
1139:northern
1125:Plymouth
1095:Franklin
802:See also
470:A donkey
220:70000687
127:Location
1469:Bridges
1437:eastern
1342:Waltham
1317:Reading
1307:Medford
1282:Concord
1235:Methuen
1220:Ipswich
1210:Andover
1194:Taunton
1168:Harwich
1130:Suffolk
1120:Norfolk
1100:Hampden
1080:Bristol
953:. 1857.
701:Gallery
304:History
65:in 2016
1484:Boston
1394:Boston
1378:Quincy
1373:Milton
1347:Weston
1312:Newton
1297:Lowell
1013:Topics
605:(1895)
581:(1884)
575:(1883)
569:(1882)
557:(1878)
551:(1877)
539:(1873)
533:(1873)
369:, and
343:. The
284:, and
249:Boston
139:, U.S.
133:Boston
63:Boston
1240:Salem
1090:Essex
1085:Dukes
845:Notes
419:Mayor
181:Built
1230:Lynn
746:view
714:Old
339:and
296:and
288:in
280:in
272:in
264:in
251:'s
215:No.
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920:.
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880:^
870:.
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365:,
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268:,
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