| LC control no. | n 79003953 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Lawrence (Mass.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Massachusetts--Lawrence |
| Variant(s) | Lawrence, Mass. City of Lawrence (Mass.) |
| Beginning date | 1847 1853 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Massachusetts |
| Address | 200 Common Street Lawrence MA 01840 |
| Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 42°42ʹ25ʺN 071°09ʹ47ʺW) NUCMC data from Lawrence Public Lib. for Bridget Haggerty vs. City of Lawrence testimony, 1888. NUCMC data from Lawrence Public Lib. for Assessor's Office ledgers, 1847-1924 (Lawrence became a town in 1847; it became a city in 1853) NUCMC data from Lawrence Public Lib. for Its Treasurer's account, 1847-1853 (The first town meeting occurred Apr. 26, 1847 at Merrimack Hall (corner of Lawrence and Common Street), the largest hall in the area. At this meeting the first town officers were elected and monies appropriated for the various functions of town government. The beginnings of the community's fire and police departments were voted at this meeting as well as two new schoolhouses. The Lawrence City Charter was passed by the Massachusetts Legislature, Mar. 21, 1853. The citizens of Lawrence on the 29th of the same month duly accepted this. The first city elections were held on the 18th of April and the city government was organized on the 18th of May) Wikipedia, July 26, 2019 (Lawrence, Massachusetts; city in Essex County, Massachusetts; Lawrence and Salem were the county seats of Essex County, until the Commonwealth abolished county government in 1999; 42°42ʹ25ʺN 71°09ʹ49ʺW) City of Lawrence, Massachusetts website, July 26, 2019: home page (City of Lawrence, Massachusetts; 200 Common Street, Lawrence, MA 01840) <http://www.cityoflawrence.com/> |
| Geographic area code | n-us-ma |
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