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Place Name
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Cambridge
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Middlesex County
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Population
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95,802 (1990)
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Location
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts (MA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°23'N
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Longitude
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71°07'W
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Cambridge
, city (1990 pop.
95,802),  Middlesex co., E Mass., across the Charles R. from
Boston; 42°23'N 71°07'W. Seat of Middlesex County Court. A famous
educational and research center, it is the seat of Harvard Univ.
(founded 1636), Radcliffe Col., Massachusetts (MA) Inst. of
Technology, Lesley Col., and several theological seminaries. Its
printing and publishing industry dates from about 1639, when Stephen
Daye established the 1st printing press in Amer. Functions as an
important high-tech research center. Manufactures include computers,
electronic and medical equip., candy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, bldg.
materials, cameras, and elevators. Computer and biotech industries.
Cambridge was a gathering place for colonial troops; here, on July 3,
1775, Washington (WA) took command. It was the 1st seat of the Mass.
constitutional convention of 1780. Craigie House (1759) served as
Washington's hq. (1775-1776). Other historic structures are Elmwood
(1767), the birthplace and home of James Russell Lowell; the
Cooper-Frost-Austin house (c.1657); and the Episcopal church (1761).
Lowell, Longfellow, Mary Baker Eddy, and other notable people are
buried in Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Many mus. are in the city. Cambridge's
principal center and tourist attraction, Harvard Square, has undergone
considerable urban renewal in the past 2 decades. Its transit system
has been expanded and the number of shops and businesses has
multiplied. Includes village of Mt. Auburn. Settled 1630 as New Towne,
inc. as a city 1846.
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