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March 9, 2005
Beantown (Boston nickname)

Beantown (Boston nickname)

The city of Beverly, Massachusetts ws known as "beantown" in the 1800s. "In fact it has obtained the sobriquet of 'Beantown'" was cited in an 1859 newspaper. People…

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