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Lawrence was named after its founder Abbott Lawrence, a famous manufacturer and statesman. |
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‘Moxie’ the first mass-produced soft drink made in the US was created by Dr. Augustin Thompson in Lowell. It was originally sold as a cure-all medicine. |
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Robert Goddard, inventor of the first liquid fueled rocket, was born and lived much of his life in Worcester, Massachusetts and launched the first rocket fueled with liquid fuel from the neighboring town of Auburn. |
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