Newburyport: Mika Phipps, 14, right, looks at old photographs of the Newburyport waterfront while Sydney Todd, 13, researches the Fire of 1811 which wiped out much of the business areas of Newburyport. They and other students from the River Valley Charter School were at the archival center at Newburyport Public Library on Tuesday learning about local history tying together people with their relationship to the Merrimack River. Bryan Eaton/Staff Photo

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