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THE NATURAL HISTORY 



AND THE 



TOPOGRAPHY 



OF 



GROTON, MASSACHUSETTS 



TOGETHER WITH OTHER MATTER RELATING TO 

 THE HISTORY OF THE TOWN 



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yr 



BY 



SAMUEL ABBOTT GREEN 



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Facts lie at the foundation of history, and they are the raw material 

 of all narrative writing 



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