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Nineteenth-century
industrialist Andrew Carnegie’s fortune built more than
2,509
Carnegie libraries around the world; of those, 1,681 were
built in America. Forty-one dotted Washington
State’s small towns and big cities. Six were built in Seattle
alone; another four in Spokane. Today, 33 Carnegie libraries
survive in Washington State; 20 are participating in Mr.
Carnegie’s Grand Tour of Washington. Many are at least 100
years old. Some are still functioning libraries; one is a
French restaurant. Others have been adapted as museums,
municipal buildings and businesses. Some, in other states,
have been converted into homes. |
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