Description: REAL PHOTO - Reading, MASSACHUSETTS - Flint Memorial Hall - Library - 1953: North Reading roots stretch back to pre-Revolutionary War days, and the town established one of the country's first libraries. Reading established North Reading as a parish in 1651, after receiving a special land grant. Six families moved in and began subsistence farming. As the town grew, its economy branched out and by 1794 saw and gristmills occupied the town center. North Reading separated from Reading in 1713 and became North Parish. Then, in 1853, it was established as the town of North Reading. By the early 19th century, North Reading was producing milk, apples and other fruits, and cheap shoes and boots to be shipped South to slave owners who needed to clothe their slaves. By 1850, almost every resident had established a small shoe/boot-making business. The Flint Memorial Library can be attributed to two dedicated and passionate people: Harriet Newell Flint and John B. Campbell. In 1848, Massachusetts officially established Boston's right to build a library, and in 1851 the state extended this right to all of its cities and towns. Campbell also had a vested interest in establishing a library in North Reading. He convinced other members to donate books, and established what came to be known as the Farmers' Library; it opened shortly after the Civil War influencing nearby towns to open libraries of their own. The town built Flint Memorial Hall in 1874, at Harriet's behest, in memory of Charles Flint. In 1875, the library moved into the newly completed building. This Real Photo postcard, mailed in 1953, is in good condition.
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
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City/Region: North Reading
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State: Massachusetts
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Flint Memorial Hall: Library
Region: Massachusetts
Country: USA
