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Duck Village

Somerville, Massachusetts
· Somerville Historical Note
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Locals called this tiny mishmash of streets Duck Village, not because of ducks, but because during Prohibition bootleggers used it as a hideout where speakeasies and their patrons could duck authorities.
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