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Longfellow Monument and Square
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Close-up of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow monument and the surrounding cobbled square. Installed in 1888 and sculpted by Franklin Simmons, the monument features a bronze of Longfellow seated and an embellished stone pedestal.
1920
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