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What people are saying - Write a reviewUser Review - Flag as inappropriate The Mariners House Boston, Mass best part of the trail!! What a place! I heard stories about this place before it changed hands. Right next to Paul Revere house. It's for merchant seaman to board before or after a voyage, new bedford fisherman stay here to. Related books
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