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Author Nathaniel Hawthorne claimed to have seen the ghost of the scholarly Reverend Harris at this historic library.

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    Geographic Information

    Address:
    Beacon St.
    Boston, MA
    United States

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    GPS:
    42.357999098704916, -71.06210447731553
    County:
    Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Nearest Towns:
    Boston, MA (0.1 mi.)
    South Boston, MA (1.8 mi.)
    Cambridge, MA (2.5 mi.)
    Chelsea, MA (2.8 mi.)
    Somerville, MA (2.8 mi.)
    Everett, MA (3.5 mi.)
    Brookline, MA (3.5 mi.)
    Winthrop, MA (4.2 mi.)
    Revere, MA (4.3 mi.)
    Jamaica Plain, MA (4.5 mi.)

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