Buttonwoods Museum
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The Buttonwoods Museum is a museum
operated by the Haverhill Historical Society in Haverhill, Massachusetts
, in the Merrimack Valley
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The museum includes a John Ward House, a Duncan House, and the Daniel Hunkins Shoe Shop.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
operated by the Haverhill Historical Society in Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill, Massachusetts
Haverhill is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 60,879 at the 2010 census.Located on the Merrimack River, it began as a farming community that would evolve into an important industrial center, beginning with sawmills and gristmills run by water power. In the...
, in the Merrimack Valley
Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, United States. The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in the New England region and has helped define the livelihood and culture of those living along it since native...
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The museum includes a John Ward House, a Duncan House, and the Daniel Hunkins Shoe Shop.