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Millers River (Middlesex)

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Central Artery construction along Millers River, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Central Artery construction along Millers River, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Millers River (frequently written as Miller's River) was a river in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It has since mostly been obscured by landfill and "made land" (land created by filling of waterways). The small remaining estuary is a remnant of wetlands and open water that once divided Cambridge from Charlestown, Massachusetts. The exact historical course of parts the river is somewhat uncertain, and thus parts of the Charlestown-Cambridge and Somerville-Cambridge borders may have changed due to incorrect historical reconstruction.

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Millers River (Middlesex)
Miller's River Littoral Way, Boston Charlestown

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N 42.370555555556 ° E -71.065638888889 °
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Miller's River Littoral Way

Miller's River Littoral Way
02222 Boston, Charlestown
Massachusetts, United States
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Central Artery construction along Millers River, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Central Artery construction along Millers River, Charlestown, Massachusetts
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Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge

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Charlestown High Bridge
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