Harvard Yard is linked, through the graph, to Harvard Square — neighborhood, 3 min walk away. The kind of thread you only find by following the connections.

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NearbyA few minutes’ walk away

Harvard UniversityUniversity Founding of Harvard College (1636)Historical event John HarvardPerson University HallBuilding / Landmark John Harvard StatueBuilding / Landmark

Also in Harvard SquareShares a neighborhood

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More landmarksOther landmarks in the graph

Longfellow BridgeBuilding / Landmark Longfellow House–Washington’s HeadquartersBuilding / Landmark MIT Media LabBuilding / Landmark Reservoir ChurchBuilding / Landmark Edward Dodge HouseBuilding / Landmark

From the colonial eraOf the same period

Newtowne Becomes Cambridge (1638)Historical event First Printing Press in British America (1638)Historical event Founding of Newtowne (1630)Historical event Anne BradstreetPerson The Eliot Indian Bible (1663)Historical event

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The Red LineTransit stop Radcliffe College Founded (1879)Historical event The Mark I Computer (1944)Historical event Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic SiteMuseum / Cultural Dexter Pratt HouseBuilding / Landmark

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✓Record completeness100% of canonical fields present

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Harvard University archives Primary / institutional

Migrated from GuideToCambridge.com source repository Unclassified

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Relationship density51

5 connections

Record coverage100

metadata completeness

Graph authority90

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