Cambridge
a city, and one of the county-seats of Middlesex co., Mass., on the Charles river and the Fitchburg railroad; opposite to and connected with Bos, ton by four bridges. It was founded in 1630-1631, under the name of "Newe- Towne," or "Newtown," and did not receive its present name until several years later. In 1636 the General Court appropriated $2,000 to locate a school in Old Cambridge, which later became Harvard College, College, now Harvard University. In 1631 Cambridge was 35 miles long and only 1 mile wide, including the townships now incorporated as Billerica, Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, Brighton, and Newton, all of these having been gradually separated from it. The city was formerly divided into villages called Old Cambridge, Cambridgeport, East Cambridge, and North Cambridge, names which are still used. It has grown into a populous manufacturing center, where glass, furniture, organs, steam-engines, etc., are made. Here also is located the CAMBRIDGE CAMDEN products of the surrounding country; but its chief prosperity is derived from its university. Pop. about 42,000.
England in the inland division. It has pasture land. The chief rivers are the about 860 square miles, of a county of pasture land. The chief rivers are the county-town is Cambridge. Pop. about Ouse, Cam, the Nene, and the Lark. The CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Ous 200,000.