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Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. It was named in honor of Cambridge, England, the town where its founding fathers had studied (at Cambridge University). Cambridge is most famous for the two prominent universities that call it home: Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 101,355, though even more people commute into Cambridge to work. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (570x880, 78 KB) Summary City Hall in Cambridge, MA, USA. (shot by User:Ummit 2005-09-05) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Melbourne, Australia by night For alternate meanings see city (disambiguation) A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ...
Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts closely surrounding Boston, Massachusetts. ...
State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Senators Edward Kennedy (D) John Kerry (D) Official language(s) English Area 27,360 km² (44th) - Land 20,317 km² - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...
Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ...
The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry requirements in the United Kingdom. ...
Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a widely renowned leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including engineering systems, management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
Cambridge is the county seat of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. However, the county government was abolished in 1997. Although the county still exists as a geographical and political region, with Middlesex County courts and jails and such, county employees now work for the state. Middlesex County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
About the city
The diversity of the population is striking. Residents, known as Cantabrigians (although the term isn't in common currency as it is in Cambridge, England), range from distinguished Harvard professors to working-class families to immigrants from around the world. Download high resolution version (576x768, 81 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Charles River in Cambridge The Charles River is a small, relatively short Massachusetts river that separates Boston from Cambridge and Charlestown. ...
Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ...
This diversity contributes to the liberal atmosphere, and may be compared to Berkeley, California, in some respects. It is sometimes referred to as the "People's Republic of Cambridge" because of the city's famously liberal politics; political organizers often congregate at the Red Line T station in Harvard Square. The city seems to be growing more conservative as it grows wealthier, but has not yet lost its very liberal political culture. Berkeley as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve Berkeley is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area of northern California, in the United States. ...
Peoples Republic (sometimes Popular Republic) is a title that is often used by Marxist-Leninist governments to describe their state. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with American Liberalism. ...
View of Boston from the Red Line The Red Line is the newest of the MBTA rapid transit lines in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ...
Harvard Square, May 2000 Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ...
Cambridge has been called the "City of Squares" by some, as most of its commercial districts are major street intersections known as squares. Each of the squares acts as something of a neighborhood center. These include: A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. ...
- Kendall Square, formed by the junction of Broadway, Main Street, and Third Street. Just over the Longfellow Bridge from Boston, at the eastern end of the MIT campus. It is served by an MBTA Red Line station. Most of Cambridge's large office towers are located here, giving the area somewhat of an office park feel. A flourishing biotech industry has grown up around here. The "One Kendall Square" complex is nearby, but -- confusingly -- not actually in Kendall Square.
- Central Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue. This is perhaps the closest thing Cambridge has to a downtown, and is well-known for its wide variety of ethnic restaurants. Even as recently as the late 1990s it was rather run-down; it has become more gentrified in recent years, and continues to grow more expensive. It is served by a Red Line station. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street, and Main Street, is considered a part of the Central Square area.
- Harvard Square, formed by the junction of Mass. Avenue, Brattle Street, and JFK Street. This is the site of Harvard University, the oldest university in the United States and is a major Cambridge shopping area (although not as exclusively so as in years past). It is served by a Red Line station. The neighborhood north of Harvard but east of Mass Ave is known as Agassiz in honor of the famed scientist Louis Agassiz.
- Porter Square, about a mile north on Mass. Ave from Harvard Square, formed by the junction of Mass. Ave and Somerville Ave, and including part of the city of Somerville. It is served by a Red Line station.
- Inman Square, at the junction of Cambridge and Hampshire streets in Mid-Cambridge.
- Lechmere Square, at the junction of Cambridge and First streets, adjacent to the CambridgeSide Galleria shopping mall. Perhaps best known as the eastern terminus of the MBTA Green Line subway.
The residential neighborhoods in Cambridge border, but are not defined by the squares. These include: Kendall Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Main Street, Broadway, Wadsworth Street, and Third Street. ...
Taken late on a February 2002 afternoon, the MBTAs Red line trains crossing at rush hour with the Beacon Hill and the Boston skyline in the distance. ...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a widely renowned leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including engineering systems, management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ...
Kendall/MIT Station, Fall 2004 Kendall/MIT is a station on the rapid transit Red Line in Kendall Square at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Biotechnology is technology based on agriculture, food science, and medicine. ...
Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered around the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street, and Western Avenue. ...
Massachusetts Avenue is the name shared by prominent streets located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Washington, D.C., USA; and Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Each Massachusetts Avenue is commonly called Mass. ...
Gentrification refers to the physical, social, economic, and cultural phenomenon whereby working-class or inner-city neighborhoods are converted into more affluent communities, resulting in increased property values and the outflow of poorer residents. ...
Central Station is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Western Avenue, Prospect Street, and Magazine Street (Central Square), in Cambridge, MA. Its facilities include: a station on the Boston subways Red Line a street-level bus terminal for local routes // Attractions MIT, about a 12-minute walk...
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Harvard Square, May 2000 Chess players in Harvard Square in August of 2005 Harvard Square is a large triangular area in the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street, and John F. Kennedy Street. ...
Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...
Harvard Station, September 2004 Harvard is a station on the Red Line subway at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807-December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American zoologist, glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, and one of the first world-class American scientists. ...
Porter Square is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, located around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, between Harvard and Davis Squares. ...
Seal of the city Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. ...
Porter Station, Inbound Platform, January 2005 Porter Square Station is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Somerville Avenue, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Inman Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It lies north of Central Square, at the junction of Cambridge, Hampshire, and Inman Streets in Mid-Cambridge; latitude 42. ...
Lechmere Square (pronounced leech-meer) is located at the intersection of Cambridge St. ...
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is a a body politic and corporate, and a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1] formed in 1964 to finance and operate most bus, subway, commuter rail and ferry systems in the greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. ...
A Boston College-bound (B line) Type 8 (Breda) Green Line car at Boston University. ...
- Riverside between Central Square and Harvard Square
At the western edge of Cambridge, Mount Auburn Cemetery is widely known for its distinguished inhabitants, its superb landscaping and as a first-rate arboretum. Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, MIT, and Harvard. ...
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery Hunnewell family obelisk Bigelow Chapel Civil War memorial Founded in 1831 as Americas first garden cemetery, Mount Auburn Cemetery is an Elysium where, traditionally, chaste classical monuments were set in rolling landscaped terrain. ...
An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ...
Although one often sees references to the "Boston/Cambridge area" in print, Cambridge prefers to retain its own unique identity.
Economy Although manufacturing was an important part of the late ninetheeth- and early twentieth-century Cambridge economy, today long-established educational institutions are its biggest employers; Harvard employs over 10,000 people and MIT over 7,000 as of 2004. As a famous cradle of technological innovation, Cambridge has also been home to legendary technology firms, including Akamai, BBN, Lotus Development Corporation (now part of IBM), Polaroid, and Thinking Machines. Over the years, as companies have grown, prospered, and then either moved away or gone out of business (see this list of employers for more information), Cambridge's large-scale employment has shifted tremendously. In 1996, Polaroid, Arthur D. Little, and Lotus were all top employers with over 1,000 people in Cambridge, and all declined or disappeared a few years later. As of 2005, alongside Harvard and MIT, health care and biotechnology dominate the Cambridge economy, with Genzyme, Biogen Idec, and Novartis the biggest players. Biotech's geographical locus is Kendall Square and East Cambridge, the center of much of the city's manufacturing a century before. Of the computer-industry firms that once dominated the Cambridge economy, only Akamai remains a top-20 employer. However, many smaller start-ups and entrepreneurial companies remain an important part of the Cambridge employment scene. Harvard, see Harvard (disambiguation) Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a world leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ...
Akamai Technologies, Inc. ...
Bolt, Beranek and Newman (now called BBN Technologies) is a technology company that provides research and development services. ...
Lotus Software (called Lotus Development Corporation before its acquisition by IBM) is an American software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) NYSE: IBM (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ...
The Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. ...
Thinking Machines Corporation was a supercomputer manufacturer founded in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1982 by W. Daniel Hillis and Sheryl Handler to turn Hilliss doctoral work at MIT on parallel computing architectures into a commercial product called the Connection Machine. ...
The Polaroid Corporation was founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. ...
Arthur D. Little, Inc. ...
Lotus Software (called Lotus Development Corporation before its acquisition by IBM) is an American software company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Biogen Idec Inc. ...
Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland. ...
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Akamai Technologies, Inc. ...
Geography Cambridge is located at 42°22'25" North, 71°6'38" West 42.373746° N 71.110554° W GR1. The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.5 km² (7.1 mi²). 16.7 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.82% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
A square mile is the area equal to a square with sides each 1 mile long. ...
Cambridge is bordered by the city of Boston on its south and east (across the Charles River), by the city of Somerville and the town of Arlington to its north, and by the city of Watertown and town of Belmont to its west. For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ...
Charles River in Cambridge The Charles River is a small, relatively short Massachusetts river that separates Boston from Cambridge and Charlestown. ...
Seal of the city Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. ...
Arlington is a town in eastern Massachusetts, six miles northwest of Boston, latitude 42 degrees 25 minutes north, longitude 71 degrees 09 minutes west. ...
Seal of Watertown, MA Browne House. ...
Belmont is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. ...
Law and government Cambridge has a 9-member City Council, and a 6-member School Committee. The councillors and school committee members are elected every two years using the single transferable vote (STV) system. [1] Since the disbanding of the New York City Community School Boards in 2002, the Council is unusual in being the only governing body in the United States to use STV [2]. Once a laborious process that took several days to complete, vote counting is now done by computer. This STV ballot for the Australian Senate illustrates group voting tickets. ...
The mayor is elected by the city councillors, from amongst themselves, and serves as the chair of City Council meetings. The mayor also sits on the School Committee. However, the Mayor is not the Chief Executive of the City. Rather, the City Manager, who is appointed by the City Council, serves in that capacity.
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 101,355 people, 42,615 households, and 17,599 families residing in the city. The population density is 6,086.1/km² (15,766.1/mi²). There are 44,725 housing units at an average density of 2,685.6/km² (6,957.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 68.10% White, 11.92% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 11.88% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 3.19% from other races, and 4.56% from two or more races. 7.36% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...
This article is about the year 2000. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Hispanic, as used in the United States, is one of several terms used to categorize US citizens, permanent residents and temporary immigrants, whose background hail either from the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America or relating to a Spanish-speaking culture. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There are 42,615 households out of which 17.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.1% are married couples living together, 9.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 58.7% are non-families. 41.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.03 and the average family size is 2.83. Marriage is a legal, social, and religious relationship between individuals which has formed the foundation of the family for most societies. ...
In the city the population is spread out with 13.3% under the age of 18, 21.2% from 18 to 24, 38.6% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 30 years. For every 100 females there are 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $47,979, and the median income for a family is $59,423. Males have a median income of $43,825 versus $38,489 for females. The per capita income for the city is $31,156. 12.9% of the population and 8.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 15.1% of those under the age of 18 and 12.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Famous people associated with Cambridge
The Longfellow National Historic Site, also known as the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. - For more, see Famous People from Cambridge on the Mass.info page
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1066 KB) Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1066 KB) Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Frederick Hastings Rindge (1857-1905) was a Californian businessman, philanthropist, and writer, and major benefactor to his home town of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1066 KB) Longfellow National Historic Site, also known as the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1066 KB) Longfellow National Historic Site, also known as the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
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Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ...
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807-December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American zoologist, glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, and one of the first world-class American scientists. ...
Julia Child holds up a Monkfish. ...
Avram Noam Chomsky, Ph. ...
Matt Damon at the Incirlik hospital, Incirlik Air Base, December 7, 2001 Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American film actor and screenwriter. ...
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Charles Eliot (1959-1897), noted American landscape architect. ...
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Richard Feynman Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918–February 15, 1988) (surname pronounced FINE-man) was one of the most influential American physicists of the 20th century, expanding greatly the theory of quantum electrodynamics. ...
John Kenneth Galbraith Professor John Kenneth Galbraith, OC, Ph. ...
Louise Glück (born April 22, 1943) is the author of nine books of poetry, including The Seven Ages (Ecco Press, 2001); Vita Nova (1999), which was awarded The New Yorker magazines Book Award in Poetry; Meadowlands (1996); The Wild Iris (1992), which received the Pulitzer Prize and the...
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This article is about the writer; for the politician who was almost his contemporary see Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford. ...
William James William James (January 11, 1842, New York – August 26, 1910, Chocorua, New Hampshire) was a pioneering psychologist and philosopher. ...
Henry Kissinger Dr. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born May 27, 1923 as Heinz Alfred Kissinger) is a German-born American diplomat and statesman. ...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet who wrote many poems that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Reveres Ride and Evangeline. ...
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Charles Eliot Norton (November 16, 1827 - October 21, 1908) was an American scholar and man of letters. ...
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DOL portrait Robert Bernard Reich (born June 24, 1946) was the twenty-second United States Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. ...
Frederick Hastings Rindge (1857-1905) was a Californian businessman, philanthropist, and writer, and major benefactor to his home town of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Rumeal Robinson (born November 13, 1966 in Jamaica) was a basketball guard. ...
Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart, OBE, (born July 13, 1940 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) is a British film, television, and stage actor best known to the public at large for his roles in Shakespearean productions, Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Professor Xavier in both X...
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Norbert Wiener Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 - March 18, 1964) was an US mathematician, known as the founder of cybernetics. ...
Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth (January 29, 1802–August 31, 1856) was an American inventor, ice harvester, and explorer and trader in the far west. ...
E. E. Cummings Edward Estlin Cummings (October 14, 1894 – September 3, 1962), typically abbreviated E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, and playwright. ...
Colleges and universities Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...
The Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a widely renowned leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including engineering systems, management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ...
Schools Cambridge is host to many public and private schools serving the children of Cambridge.
The 12 public elementary schools include:
- Amigos School
- Baldwin School
- Cambridgeport School
- Fletcher-Maynard Academy
- Graham & Parks School
- Haggerty School
- Kennedy/Longfellow School
- King Open School
- Martin Luther King Jr. School
- Morse School
- Peabody School
- Tobin School
There is only one public high school in Cambridge, which is Cambridge Rindge and Latin, a.k.a. CRLS. Name Cambridge Ringe and Latin Address 459 Broadway Town Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Established See Article Community Urban Type Public Secondary Religion Secular Students Coeducational Grades 9 to 12 Accreditation New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) District Cambridge Public School District Nickname CRLS or Rindge Mascot Butters Colors Black...
There are many other private schools in the region, serving a variety of needs in both parents and students. Some examples are The Shady Hill School, Buckingham Browne & Nichols (a.k.a. BB&N) and German International School Boston (a.k.a. GISBOS). Name Buckingham Browne & Nichols Address 80 Gerrys Landing Road Town Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 Established 1974 Type Private Religion Secular Students Coeducational Grades Pre-K to 12 Nickname BB&N Mascot Knight Colors Blue and Gold Motto Honor, Scholarship, Kindness Newspaper The Vanguard Website Link Email Link The Buckingham Browne...
Name German International School Boston Address 54 Essex Street Town Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 Established 2001 Type Private Religion Secular Students Coeducational Grades Pre-K to 6 Nickname GISBOS Colors Black, Red and Gold Motto Excellent bilingual education for every child Website Link Email Link The German International School Boston Boston...
Transportation
Road Cambridge has an irregular street network due to the fact that many of the roads date from the colonial era. Contrary to popular belief, the road system did not evolve from longstanding cow-paths. Roads connected various village settlements with each other and nearby towns, and were shaped by geographic features, most notably streams, hills, and swampy areas. Several major roads lead to Cambridge, including the Massachusetts Turnpike (Exit 18), Route 2, Route 16 and the McGrath Highway (Route 28). Massachusetts Avenue runs the length of the city. The Charles River forms the southern border of Cambridge and is crossed by 11 bridges, 8 of which are open to motorized road traffic. (Part of the new I-93 bridges might also cut across a corner of Cambridge without providing any access.) View of the Turnpike from an overpass by Boston University, facing east (towards central Boston). ...
Massachusetts State Highway 2, always referred to simply as Route 2, is a major East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ...
Massachusetts Route 16, often referred to simply as Route 16, is a East-West state highway in Massachusetts. ...
Massachusetts Route 28 // MA Route 28 Northern Terminus: NH 28, New Hampshire State Line, Methuen, Massachusetts Southern Terminus: US 6, Orleans, Massachusetts Cities along the route Lawrence Boston Brockton Middleborough Falmouth Hyannis Chatham Spur/Alternate Routes West Falmouth - Pocasset: Route 28A (originally part of Route 28 before freeway bypass) About...
Massachusetts Avenue is the name shared by prominent streets located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Washington, D.C., USA; and Lawrence, Kansas, USA. Each Massachusetts Avenue is commonly called Mass. ...
It can be hard to find a place to park in Cambridge. Main streets have metered parking. Parking on most other streets is restricted to residents with a sticker, even in areas without a parking shortage. Nonresidents cannot park in these spaces for any length of time, except on Sundays, or with a visitor permit lent by a resident. Streets are cleaned once a month (over two days, one day per side of the street), except January through March. If you park on the wrong side of street on that street's cleaning day your car will be towed. City policy discourages public off-street parking, in favor of reserved parking for residential and commercial tenants, so paid off-street parking is very expensive, and is nonexistent in many areas.
Mass Transit Cambridge has one stop on the Green Line and five stops on the Red Line. Alewife Station, with its large parking garage ($5 per day as of November 2005), is an ideal place for visitors coming from the area to the northwest to leave their cars if their destination is near a T station, although like many other Boston-area commuter lots, it tends to fill on workday mornings, and there can be major delays driving out of the garage during the evening rush. There are also several bus routes, with major local bus terminals at Alewife, Harvard Square, Central Square, and Lechmere Square, and four trolleybus routes that originate at Harvard Square. A Boston College-bound (B line) Type 8 (Breda) Green Line car at Boston University. ...
View of Boston from the Red Line The Red Line is the newest of the MBTA rapid transit lines in the Boston, Massachusetts area. ...
T sign and top of glass pyramid from roof-level parking deck of Alewife Station, September 2004 Alewife Station, located at the intersection of Fresh Pond Parkway and Rindge Avenue, in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a local transportation hub. ...
An articulated trolleybus in Arnhem A trolleybus (also known as electric bus, trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ...
Cycling Cambridge has several bike paths, including one along the Charles River, the Minuteman Bikeway and a linear park connecting Alewife and the Somerville Community Path. Bike parking is common and there are bike lanes on many streets, although concerns have been expressed regarding the suitability of many of the lanes. From time to time, police target their traffic enforcement efforts towards bicyclists who do not follow the Rules of the Road for vehicles, especially going through red lights, failure to stop for pedestrians at unsignalized crosswalks, riding on the wrong side of the street or the wrong way on a one-way street, and riding without a headlight at night. Cambridge has an active, official bicycle committee. This article or section should include material from Cycle path debate Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ...
The Minuteman Bikeway; is an 11 mile paved, mixed-use recreational Rail Trail and cycle path in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. ...
The Somerville Community Path is an ambitious project to connect the Minuteman Bikeway and Cambridge Linear Park to the Charles river and downtown Boston. ...
Intercity Intercity buses and Amtrak stop at South Station, which is a short ride on the Red Line from Cambridge. Logan International Airport is easy to get to by car or taxi. It can also be reached via mass transit by transferring to the Silver Line SL1 bus at South Station. Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ...
South Station front entrance. ...
KBOS is the airport identification code. ...
Map The Silver Line is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authoritys (MBTAs) sole Bus Rapid Transit line, running in two, unconnected sections, from Dudley Square in Roxbury to downtown Boston, Massachusetts and from South Station to several points in South Boston and to Logan Airport in East Boston. ...
See also: Boston transportation The Big Digs Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge (now-complete) over the Charles River. ...
Points of interest Charles River in Cambridge The Charles River is a small, relatively short Massachusetts river that separates Boston from Cambridge and Charlestown. ...
The Cooper-Frost-Austin House is a historic Colonial American house, currently estimated to have been constructed circa 1681-1682. ...
Elmwood, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...
The Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, front facade. ...
The Longfellow National Historic Site, also known as the Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ...
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research and educational institution located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. MIT is a widely renowned leader in science and technology, as well as in many other fields, including engineering systems, management, economics, linguistics, political science, and philosophy. ...
General plan for Fresh Pond Park, Cambridge, Massachusetts, by the Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm, 1897. ...
Mount Auburn Cemetery Mount Auburn Cemetery Hunnewell family obelisk Bigelow Chapel Civil War memorial Founded in 1831 as Americas first garden cemetery, Mount Auburn Cemetery is an Elysium where, traditionally, chaste classical monuments were set in rolling landscaped terrain. ...
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For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ...
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The Berkshires (pronounced as berk-shurs) are a branch of the Appalachian Mountains in Western Massachusetts often referred to as the Berkshire Hills, although Massachusetts residents frequently refer to them as the Berkshire Mountains. ...
The Blackstone River Valley is a region of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. ...
Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula located in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Cape Cod and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space, April 1997. ...
Greater Boston is the area of Massachusetts closely surrounding Boston, Massachusetts. ...
The Merrimack River, formed by the confluence of the Pemigewasset River (left) and Winnipesaukee River (right) is shown on a map of the northeastern United States The Merrimack River (or Merrimac River, an earlier spelling that is sometimes still used) is a 110-mile-long (177-kilometer-long) river in...
The MetroWest region is an area outside the city of Boston, in the state of Massachusetts. ...
The North Shore is a region north of Boston, consisting chiefly of urban suburban communities of Essex County along Massachusetts Bay. ...
The southern portion of the Pioneer Valley looking south down the Connecticut River. ...
The Quabbin Valley is a region of Massachusetts. ...
The South Shore of Massachusetts is a geographic region stretching south and east from Boston along the shore of Massachusetts Bay toward Cape Cod. ...
Western Massachusetts is a geographical region of the state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley. ...
| | Counties | Barnstable | Berkshire | Bristol | Dukes | Essex | Franklin | Hampden | Hampshire | Middlesex | Nantucket | Norfolk | Plymouth | Suffolk | Worcester This is a list of Massachusetts counties: Massachusetts counties Barnstable County: one of three original counties created in the Plymouth Colony in 1685. ...
Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Berkshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Bristol County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...
Dukes County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ...
Franklin County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Hampden County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Hampshire County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Middlesex County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, formed of glacial moraine. ...
Norfolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Plymouth County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ...
Suffolk County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
Worcester County is a county located in the state of Massachusetts. ...
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Agawam is a city located in Hampden County, Massachusetts. ...
For the town in Wiltshire, England, see Amesbury Seal of Amesbury, MA Amesbury is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Attleboro is a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts and is immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. ...
Barnstable is a city located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts; it is the county seat of Barnstable County6. ...
Beverly is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ...
Brockton is a city located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. ...
Chelsea City Hall The City of Chelsea is located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts directly across the Mystic River from the City of Boston. ...
Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. ...
Easthampton is a city located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. ...
Everett is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Fall River, MA Fall River is a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Fitchburg, MA Fitchburg is a city located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...
Franklin is a city located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ...
Gardner is a city located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...
This article is about Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA; there are other places called Gloucester Seal of Gloucester, MA Gloucester is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Greenfield, MA Greenfield is a city located in Franklin County, Massachusetts. ...
Haverhill is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Holyoke is a city located in Hampden County, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Connecticut River. ...
High Service Water Tower (1895), also called Tower Hill Water Tower, a notable eyecatcher or folly, named a Water Landmark in 1979 by the American Water Works Association. ...
Leominster is a city located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Lynn is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Malden is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Marlborough is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts just a few miles north of Boston on the Mystic River. ...
Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area and Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. ...
Methuen is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
New Bedford is a city located in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Newburyport, MA Newburyport is a small coastal city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Newton, Massachusetts is a suburb west of Boston. ...
Public Library in the 1920s North Adams is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ...
Northampton, Massachusetts Main Street Northampton is a city located in Hampshire County, Massachusetts in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 28,978. ...
Seal of Peabody, MA Peabody is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Pittsfield is a city located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ...
Quincy is a city located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts and bears the nickname The City of Presidents. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 88,025. ...
Revere City Hall built 1897 Revere is a city located in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and borders Winthrop, East Boston and Chelsea to the South, Everett and Malden to the West, Saugus and Lynn to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. ...
Seal of Salem, MA Salem is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: City of Homes Founded Incorporated May 14, 1636 County Hampden County Mayor Charles Ryan (Dem) Area - Total - Water 86. ...
Seal of the city Somerville is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. ...
Seal of Southbridge, MA The Town of Southbridge is a city located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. ...
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Waltham is a city located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...
Seal of Watertown, MA Browne House. ...
The Town of West Springfield is a city located in Hampden County, Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: The Whip City Founded Incorporated May 19, 1669 County Hampden County Mayor Richard K. Sullivan Jr. ...
Weymouth is a town located in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ...
Benjamin Thompson House, Woburn, Massachusetts. ...
Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town), The City of Diners Founded Incorporated 1673 1722 County Worcester County Mayor Timothy P. Murray (Dem) Area - Total - Water 99. ...
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