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Gale Library Building

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Captain Cyrus Gale contributed $10,000 to start a public free library in 1868. Cyrus Gale Jr., the Captain's son, donated the land and $30,000 for the library building in 1894. Amos Cutting of Worcester, Massachusetts, was the architect. The Gale Library was dedicated on June 12, 1895. A large addition to the building was added in 2009.
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