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In Weston, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Brandeis University, an
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unusual structure rises between the trees; a forty foot stone tower, complete
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with spiral staircase and ramparts, weathered and stained with time, looking
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distinctly out of place within earshot of I-95. The story of how it came to be
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involves Vikings, a baking soda magnate, 16th century natural philosophy, the
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discovery of America, and at the center of it all is the myth of Norumbega. As
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one explores the area, the name comes up again and again; a map will tell you
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the structure's name is Norumbega Tower, and running alongside is Norumbega
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Road. Further south, one finds a Norumbega Park, and another road called
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Norumbega Court.
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# References
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