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Riverside Boat Club

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Riverside Boat Club, Cambridge MA
Riverside Boat Club, Cambridge MA

The Riverside Boat Club is a private, non-profit, rowing club on the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. Founded in 1869 by workers from the Riverside Press.

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Riverside Boat Club
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Memorial Drive 769
02139 Cambridge, Cambridgeport
Massachusetts, United States
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