Oxford MA Archives - Literary Massachusetts https://literaryma.com/places/tags/oxford-ma/ Literature Lives Here Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:19:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/literaryma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-Literary-MA-Logo-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Oxford MA Archives - Literary Massachusetts https://literaryma.com/places/tags/oxford-ma/ 32 32 197999973 Oxford Free Public Library https://literaryma.com/places/oxford-free-public-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oxford-free-public-library Thu, 02 Dec 2021 15:19:14 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=2324 OXFORD, MA. In 1902, The Town of Oxford was granted cash from former Oxford resident, Charles Larned, in hopes of building a Free Public Library in memory of his mother, Clarissa Larned. Thus, the building began of the Charles Larned Memorial Library on the former Hyde lot, a piece of the land voted on by ... Read more

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In 1902, The Town of Oxford was granted cash from former Oxford resident, Charles Larned, in hopes of building a Free Public Library in memory of his mother, Clarissa Larned. Thus, the building began of the Charles Larned Memorial Library on the former Hyde lot, a piece of the land voted on by the citizens of Oxford. Construction of the building was completed in 1903, and the Library was open to the public.

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