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Author Hurwitz, Eric

Title Massachusetts Town Greens : a History of the State's Common Centers
Published Old Saybrook : Globe Pequot Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (257 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; Amherst; Assonet ; Attleboro; Barre; Bedford; Belchertown; Boston; Bradford (Haverhill); Bridgewater; Brookfield; Burlington; Cambridge; Cohasset; Concord; Dana; Dedham; Deerfield; Dorchester (Boston); East ; Eastham; Falmouth; Fitchburg; Foxborough; Franklin; Grafton; Greenfield; Groton; Hardwick; Harvard; Hopkinton; Ipswich; Lawrence; Leominster; Lexington; Longmeadow; Mansfield; Natick; New Salem; Norfolk; North ; Norwood; Petersham; Pittsfield; Plymouth; Princeton; Provincetown; Rowley; Royalston; Salem; Shirley; Springfield; Sterling; Sturbridge
Sudbury; Sutton; Taunton; Templeton; Wakefield; Walpole; Waltham; Wendell; West ; West ; Westford; Weston; Whitman; Williamstown; Wichendon; Winchester; Worcester; Wrentham; Selected Bibliography; About the Author
Summary The state of Massachusetts still has and continues to celebrate its town or village greens. These greens date back to Colonial times where they served as the physical and spiritual centers for these early towns. Today many town greens continue to be the center of town events, fairs, and other gatherings. Massachusetts Town Greens explores the history of these remarkable greens and provide a guide to current events
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Subject Public spaces -- Massachusetts -- History
Public spaces
Massachusetts
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781493019281
1493019287