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KEENE
, a See also:city and the See also:county-seat of See also:Cheshire county, New See also:Hampshire, U.S.A., on the Ashuelot See also:river, about 45 M
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S.W. of See also:Concord, N.H., and about 92 m
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W.N.W. of See also:Boston
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Pop
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(1900), 9165, of whom 1255 were See also:foreign-See also:born; (1910 See also:census), ro,o68
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See also:Area, 36.5 sq. m
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It is served by the Boston & See also:Maine railroad and by the See also:Fitchburg railroad (leased by the Boston & Maine)
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The site is level, but is surrounded by ranges of lofty hills—See also:Monadnock See also:Mountain is about ro m
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S.E
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Most of the streets are pleasantly shaded
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There are three parks, with a See also:total area of about 219 acres; and in Central Square stands a soldiers' and sailors' See also:monument designed by See also: The Public Library had in 1908 about 6,3oo volumes . There are repair shops of the Boston & Maine railroad here, and manufactures of boots and shoes, woollen goods, See also:furniture (especially chairs), pottery, &c . The value of the factory product in 1905 was $2,690,967 . The site of Keene was one of the See also:Massachusetts grants made in 1733, but See also:Canadian See also:Indians made it untenable and it was abandoned from 1746 until 1750 . In 1753 it was incorporated and was named Keene, in See also:honour of See also:Sir See also:Benjamin Keene (1697-1757), the See also:English diplomatist, who as See also:agent for the See also:South See also:Sea See also:Company and See also:Minister in See also:Madrid, and as responsible for the commerical treaty between See also:England and See also:Spain in 1750, was in high reputation at the See also:time; it was chartered as a city in 1874 . |
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