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jan 1, 1890 - Public Libraries

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Andrew Carnegie set up funds for public libraries in railroad towns. Carnegie soon built 2519 libraries in towns as long as the town agreed to pay a tax to keep the library up.

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Timeline of Libraries, Alphabets, and Writing

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jan 1, 1890
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~ 135 years ago

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