Nation's First Public Library

Nation's First Public Library (HMS8B)

Location: Salisbury, CT 06068 Litchfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 58.857', W 73° 25.363'

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Nation's First Public Library
In 1803, Caleb Bingham established in Salisbury the first library in the United States open to the public free of charge. The collection was expressly created for use by young people nine to sixteen years of age although it was used by adults as well. In 1810, the town board voted to allocate tax money toward the operation of the "Bingham Library For Youth" thereby making Salisbury the first community in America to provide tax-supported public library services.
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HM NumberHMS8B
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Date Added Tuesday, September 30th, 2014 at 11:29am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 630667 N 4648864
Decimal Degrees41.98095000, -73.42271667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 58.857', W 73° 25.363'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 58' 51.42" N, 73° 25' 21.78" W
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Area Code(s)860
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 38 Main St, Salisbury CT 06068, US
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