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Route 128, the beltway that first encircled Boston more than half a century ago, was the first home to what eventually
came to be known as high tech. With the strong industrial base in the communities through which it passes and close
proximity to schools such as MIT and Harvard, Route 128 was more than just the first modern beltway. It became the blueprint
for economic development in the second half of the 20th century. The companies that clustered around it and around Greater
Boston put in place many of the technologies as well as the business sytems that have been emulated globally ever since. This
site is intended to provide access to some of the history associated with this famous highway.
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