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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

How the Greek Immigrants Came to New England

In 1860, U.S. Census takers recorded 328 Greek immigrants living in America. Among them were 40 young men and boys who arrived after the Greek War of Independence, which had left them orphaned. They were given college educations in the United States.


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