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Lawrence City Facts
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Famous residents of Lawrence include composer Leonard Bernstein, poet Robert Frost and singer / actor Robert Goulet.
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During the industrial revolution, the Merimack river as well as a complex canal system helped fuel the textile mills that helped to propel the city as a world leader in cotton and woolen in the early twentieth century.
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Known as ‘Immigrant City,’ Lawrence has been an immigration hub throughout American history.
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