Brown Square
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Brown Square is a small green space in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts
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It is named for New England merchant, Moses Brown (1742-1827), who lived in Brown Square House
adjacent to the square. There were several anti-slavery gatherings in the square.
The square has a memorial statue to William Lloyd Garrison
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Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...
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It is named for New England merchant, Moses Brown (1742-1827), who lived in Brown Square House
Brown Square House
Brown Square House is a historic house at 11 Brown Square in Newburyport, Massachusetts.It was built in 1801 by Moses Brown, a Newburyport landowner, shipbuilder, and shipping merchant. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.It currently houses the Garrison Inn,...
adjacent to the square. There were several anti-slavery gatherings in the square.
The square has a memorial statue to William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United...
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