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North End, Boston
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Kid-friendlyOutdoorFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; A small community of free African Americans lived at the base of Copp's Hill from the 17th to the 19th century. Members of this community were buried in the Copp's Hill Burying Ground, where a few remaining headstones can still be seen today.; Free and unlimited resident parking passes mean that 4,000 permits are available for only 1,500 on-street resident parking spaces.; New England Free JacksPopular

The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is the city's oldest residential community, having been inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s. It covers 0.36 square miles (0.93 km2), but the neighborhood has nearly one hundred establishments and a variety of tourist attractions.
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- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; A small community of free African Americans lived at the base of Copp's Hill from the 17th to the 19th century. Members of this community were buried in the Copp's Hill Burying Ground, where a few remaining headstones can still be seen today.; Free and unlimited resident parking passes mean that 4,000 permits are available for only 1,500 on-street resident parking spaces.; New England Free Jacks
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- accessible because they are narrow or obstructed. Resolving this accessibility issue would require removing some on-street parking spaces.; Free and unlimited resident parking passes mean that 4,000 permits are available for only 1,500 on-street resident parking spaces.; The few visitor parking spaces do not have meters, but do have two-hour limits. Paid public parking is available within the neighborhood at Lewis Wharf, Sargents Wharf, and the Cooper Street lot. Nearby public parking garages in
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