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Woburn Public Library, previously known as the Winn Memorial Library (1876–79) is a National Historic Landmark in Woburn, Massachusetts. Designed by architect H. H. Richardson, the Romanesque Revival building was a bequest of the Winn family. [3] It houses the Woburn Public Library, an institution that was established in 1856. [4]
Finally, on 20 August 1856 the Woburn Public Library, also known as the Winn Memorial Library, opened for the first time (though not in the present building). [ 1 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] During the Civil War he was the most active citizen in raising money to properly furnish soldiers with equipment for the war effort.
The Minuteman Library Network (MLN), [1] founded in 1984, is a consortium of 41 public and academic libraries in the MetroWest and Middlesex County areas of eastern Massachusetts, US that share resources, patrons and services.
The Woburn Sentinel newspaper began in 1839; In 1840 the first membership library opened; The telegraph started operating in Woburn in 1867 "America's oldest active gun club," the Massachusetts Rifle Association, was founded in 1875 and moved to Woburn in 1876. The public library opened in 1879
Melrose Public Library: Melrose Public Library. June 23, 1988 63 W. Emerson St. ... This listing encompasses only surviving canal fragments between Lowell and Woburn ...
Benjamin Thompson's cradle, exhibited within the house. A Rumford fireplace, with its shallow angled sides, is visible in the background. The Benjamin Thompson House (also known as the Count Rumford Birthplace) is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 90 Elm Street, in the North Woburn area of Woburn, Massachusetts.
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Captain Edward Johnson (1598–1672) was a leading figure in colonial Massachusetts, and is one of the founders of Woburn, Massachusetts. [1] 19th-century painting by Albert Thompson, on display at the Woburn Public Library, depicting Thomas Carter's ordination as minister of Woburn, Massachusetts on November 22, 1642. Capt.