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LEXINGTON <br />"The Birthplace of American Liberty" <br />Population 1935 — 10,813 <br />Highest elevation — 380 feet above sea level <br />Lowest elevation — 110 feet above sea level <br />Settled — 1642 — Cambridge Farms <br />Incorporated as a Town — 1713 <br />Valuation -- $21,819,874 <br />Tax Rate 1939 — $35.50 <br />Area of Town in acres............ ..»....10,650.42 <br />Area of Town in miles ........... .. 16.64 <br />Extreme length in miles ...... ._ 5.8 <br />Extreme width in miles .....• _.... 4.85 <br />Public Streets 54.14 miles <br />Private Streets 54.23 miles <br />State Highways 10.84 miles <br />Trunk Line Sewers 6.309 miles <br />Street Sewers 15.51 miles <br />Water Mains .._.......• fi9.27 miles <br />Located 10.6 miles from Boston <br />Well laid out Parks and Playgrounds <br />Schools — Class A <br />