Concord library basement is full of literary past

CONCORD - They are there right in front of you as soon as you walk into the room containing the Concord Free Public Library's special collection. Locked in a protective glass case: the surveying compass and tripod of writer Henry David Thoreau. (Full article: 1012 words)

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