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Sullivan Square

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Sullivan sq station outside 1900
Sullivan sq station outside 1900

Sullivan Square is a traffic circle located at the north end of the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after James Sullivan, an early 19th-century Governor of Massachusetts. Sullivan Square station on the MBTA Orange Line is located just west of the square.

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Sullivan Square
Sullivan Square Underpass, Boston Charlestown

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N 42.384547222222 ° E -71.073341666667 °
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Sullivan Square Underpass

Sullivan Square Underpass
02129 Boston, Charlestown
Massachusetts, United States
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