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The Strange Tale of the Beautiful Library and the Town That Never Asked for It
LIBRARY PORN
Mark Summerfield / Alamy
It may come as a surprise, but one of the most audacious and beautiful Gilded Age libraries in America was built in a town in the Shenandoah out of spite.
William O’Connor
Former Travel Editor
Published
Jun. 19 2021
11:43PM EDT
William O’Connor
Former Travel Editor
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