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Brookline


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Brookline

Muddy River

Place Type
inhabited place
Description
Surrounded by city of Boston; longtime suburban residential area; was birthplace of John F Kennedy, designated a national historic site in 1969; industries include printing & furniture manufacturing; seat of Hebrew & Greek Orthodox colleges.
Authority
Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Source
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988); USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994); Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984);

Active

Sage Sohier (American, born 1954)

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