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A brick town hall with a white clock tower on a summer afternoon — Riverbend Town Hall, built 1897. Photo: Riverbend Historical Society

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  <figcaption>Riverbend Town Hall, built 1897. <span class="cc-figure__credit">Photo: Riverbend Historical Society</span></figcaption>
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