Overview of Cambridge

First settled in 1630 by English Puritans, Cambridge developed as an agricultural town and was not really convenient to Boston until bridges were built over the Charles River in 1793 and 1809. The latter of these opened up East Cambridge for industrial development led by furniture and glass factories. Read More »

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Overview of Cambridge is based on Cambridge by Eco84, Ryan Holliday, erik.frisbie@starwoodhotels.com, Inas, Dmart6060, Sumone10154, Twistycup, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.