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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Cambridge, Massachusetts

 
Clickable Map of Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Middlesex County, MA (409) Essex County, MA (345) Norfolk County, MA (119) Suffolk County, MA (536) Worcester County, MA (357) Hillsborough County, NH (81)  MiddlesexCounty(409) Middlesex County (409)  EssexCounty(345) Essex County (345)  NorfolkCounty(119) Norfolk County (119)  SuffolkCounty(536) Suffolk County (536)  WorcesterCounty(357) Worcester County (357)  HillsboroughCountyNew Hampshire(81) Hillsborough County (81)
Lowell and Cambridge are both the county seat for Middlesex County
Cambridge is in Middlesex County
      Middlesex County (409)  
ADJACENT TO MIDDLESEX COUNTY
      Essex County (345)  
      Norfolk County (119)  
      Suffolk County (536)  
      Worcester County (357)  
      Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (81)  
 
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1 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Cambridge — 1630 - 1930
On Massachusetts Avenue at Dunster Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
2 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Christ Church
On Garden Street west of Massachussetts Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
3 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Davenport Car Manufactory
On Main Street at Osborne Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
4 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — First Long-Distance Phone Call
On Main Street at Osborne Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
5 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Fourth Meeting House
On Massachusetts Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
6 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Gen. Casimir Pulaski
On Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
7 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Gen. Thaddeus Kosciuszko
On Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
8 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Harriet A. Jacobs — Abolitionist, Author, and Women's Rights Advocate — c. 1813-1897 —
On Story Street at Mt. Auburn Street, on the right when traveling south on Story Street.
9 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Hollis Hall
Near Massachusetts Avenue.
10 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Lawrence W. Gorman Memorial
On Main Street east of Havward Street, on the left when traveling east.
11 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Massachusetts Hall
Near Massachusetts Avenue at Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
12 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Old Burying Ground
On Massachusetts Avenue at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
13 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Old Charlestown – Watertown Path
On Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
14 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Oldest House in Cambridge — 1630 – 1930
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Linnaean Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
15 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Prof. John Winthrop
On Mt. Auburn Street at John F. Kennedy Street, on the left when traveling east on Mt. Auburn Street.
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16 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Route of William Dawes
On Massachusetts Avenue at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
17 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Sir Richard's Landing
On Gerry's Landing Road at Greenough Boulevard on Gerry's Landing Road. Reported missing.
18 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Stephen Daye
On Dunster Street at Massachusetts Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Dunster Street.
19 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — These Cannon Were Abandoned
On Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
20 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House — Longfellow National Historic Site
On Brattle Street, on the right when traveling west.
21 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Washington Elm
On Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
22 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Washington’s General Orders
On Garden Street, on the right when traveling west.
23 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Way to Charlestown — 1630 – 1930
Near Massachusetts Avenue.
24 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Area 2/MIT — "Past, Present, Future"
On Ames Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Ames Street.
25 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Area 2/MIT — The Looking Glass
On Main Street just west of Wadsworth Street, on the left when traveling east.
26 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Area 2/MIT — The Looking Glass
On Main Street at Wadsworth Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
27 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Area 2/MIT — The Smoot
On Massachusetts Avenue at Memorial Drive, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
28 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Baldwin — Maria Baldwin — Educator, Lecturer, and Community Activist — 1856 - 1922 —
On Oxford Street near Sacamento Street, on the left when traveling north.
29 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Cambridgeport — Fort Washington
On Waverly Street, on the right when traveling north.
30 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Central Square — Francis P. Soucie Square
On Norfolk Street at Bishop Allen Drive, on the right when traveling south on Norfolk Street.
31 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, East Cambridge — Dinosaurs in New England — Rocky Hill, Connecticut — 200 million years old —
On Museum of Science Driveway just east of Charles River Dam Road (Massachusetts Route 28), on the right when traveling east.
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32 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, East Cambridge — Putnam School
On Sciarappa St at Otis St, on the right when traveling south on Sciarappa St.
33 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, East Cambridge — Red Granite — Aswan Quarries, Egypt — Over 600 million years old —
On Charles River Dam Road (Massachusetts Route 28) 0.1 miles east of Edwin H Land Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
34 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, East Cambridge — Spot where the British Landed
On Second Street at Otis St, on the right when traveling south on Second Street.
35 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, East Cambridge — They Built the Museum of Science
On Charles River Dam Road east of Edwin H. Land Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
36 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, East Cambridge — Tyrannosaurus rex
On Charles River Dam Road east of Edwin H. Land Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.
37 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Harvard Square — Near this spot…
On Brattle Street at Story Street, on the left when traveling north on Brattle Street.
38 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Harvard Square — Richard T. Greener — Educator, Lawyer, and Diplomat — 1844 - 1922 —
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
39 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Harvard Square — The Founding of Newtowne / Newtowne and Cambridge — This Is the Place — 1630 —
On Mount Auburn Street west of John F. Kennedy Street, on the right when traveling east.
40 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Inman Square — Clement G. Morgan — Lawyer, Public Official, and Activist — 1859 - 1929 —
On Prospect Street south of Hampshire Street, on the right when traveling south.
41 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Inman Square — Jake & Earl's Dixie BBQ
On Cambridge Street near Prospect Street.
42 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Kendall Square — Danny Lewin
On Broadway west of Galileo Galilei Way, on the right when traveling east.
43 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Indian College
Near Massachusetts Avenue at Dunster Street, on the right when traveling west.
44 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — John "Muggsie" Kelly
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) south of Peabody Street, on the right when traveling north.
45 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — John Harvard
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Peabody Street, on the right when traveling north on Massachusetts Avenue.
46 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Joseph McKean
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Holyoke Street, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
47 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Near this spot…
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Dunster Street, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
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48 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Old Cambridge Baptist Church — A Progressive Peace and Justice Congregation — Founded in 1844 —
On Massachusetts Avenue north of Arrow Street, on the right when traveling north.
49 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — The McKean Gate
On Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A) at Holyoke Street, on the left when traveling east on Massachusetts Avenue.
50 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Thomas Shepard
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Holyoke Street, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
51 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — To Harvard University students faculty staff alumni…
Near Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Holyoke Street, on the right when traveling west.
52 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — University Hall / John Harvard
Near Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Peabody Street, on the right when traveling north.
53 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Wadsworth House
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) west of Holyoke Street, on the right when traveling west.
54 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Mid-Cambridge — Wadsworth House
Near Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) east of Dunster Street, on the right when traveling west.
55 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — An Gorta Mσr - The Great Hunger
On Garden Street west of Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A), on the left when traveling east.
56 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Cambridge Common
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
57 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Cambridge Soldiers and Sailors Monument
On Massachusetts Avenue south of Waterhouse Street, on the right when traveling south.
58 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — MA-27 — Gen. Henry Knox Trail
On Garden Street at Mason Street, on the right when traveling west on Garden Street.
59 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — George Washington
On Garden Street at Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A), on the right when traveling west on Garden Street.
60 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — History of Cambridge
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
61 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Old Cambridge — A Revolution in Cambridge / Intellectual Flowering
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the left when traveling north on Massachusetts Avenue.
62 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Old Cambridge — Newtowne / From Country Village to City
On Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
63 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Old Cambridge / Religion and Government in the Early History of Cambridge
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
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64 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Prince Hall Memorial
On Garden Street east of Mason Street, on the right when traveling west.
65 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — William H. Lewis — All-American Football Player, Lawyer, and Public Official — 1868 - 1949 —
On Upland Road near Newell Street, on the left when traveling west.
66 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, North Cambridge — James Walter Mullally Crossing
Near Cedar Street at Massachusetts Avenue.
67 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, North Cambridge — Pauline Hopkins — Author, Editor and Publisher — 1856 - 1930 —
On Clifton Street near Dubley Street, on the left when traveling south.
68 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, North Cambridge — Reverend P. Thomas Stanford — Author, Pastor, and Community Activist — 1860 - 1909 —
On Dudley Street near Clay Street, on the left when traveling east.
69 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Observatory Hill — Emery T. Morris — Public Official and Equal Rights Advocate — 1849 - 1924 —
On Parker Street at Healed Street, on the right when traveling east on Parker Street.
70 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Club 47 — 1958 - 1963
On Mount Auburn Street (Massachusetts Route 2A) east of Plympton Street, on the left when traveling east.
71 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Dr. Martin Luther King
Near Central Square at River Street.
72 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Franklin H. Wright — Public Official and Community Leader — 1880 - 1933 —
On Magee Street east of Putnam Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
73 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Harvard Student Agencies — HSA
On Bow Street east of Mount Auburn Street, on the right when traveling east.
74 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Here Stood the Original Meeting House...
On Dunster Street at Mount Auburn Street, on the left when traveling north on Dunster Street.
75 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Judge Samuel Danforth — 1696 - 1777
On Dunster Street north of Mount Auburn Street, on the right when traveling north.
76 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Simon and Anne Bradstreet
On Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A) at Brattle Street, on the left when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
77 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — W.E.B. Du Bois — Author, Lecturer, and Civil Rights Leader — 1868 - 1963 —
On Flagg Street.
78 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, The Port — Charlotte Hawkins Brown — Educator, Lecturer, Social Worker, and Religious Leader — 1883 - 1961 —
On Essex Street north of Lamson Place, on the left when traveling north.
79 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, The Port — J. Milton Clarke 1820 - 1902 / Lewis Clarke 1818 - 1897 — Writers and Abolitionists — Cambridge African American History Project —
On Norfolk Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Norfolk Street.
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80 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, The Port — 'The Area 4 Story'
On Hampshire Street at Portland Street, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Street.
81 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, The Port — The Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church — Preservation Works!
On Hampshire Street at Norfolk Street, on the left when traveling west on Hampshire Street. Reported unreadable.
82 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington — Alberta V. Scott — First African American Graduate of Radcliffe College — 1875 - 1902 —
On Union Street south of Union Terrace, on the left when traveling south.
83 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington — Benedict M. Carvalho Sq. / George Carvalho Sq.
On Hampshire Street at Tremont Street, on the right when traveling west on Hampshire Street.
84 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington — John J. Fatal — Abolitionist and Public Official — 1816 - 1904 —
On Lincoln Street at Lincoln Place, on the right when traveling west on Lincoln Street.
85 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington — Lunsford Lane — Abolitionist, Author, and Businessman — c. 1810 - ? —
On Webster Avenue at Clark Street, on the right when traveling south on Webster Avenue.
86 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Wellington-Harrington — William Wells Brown — Abolitionist, Physician, and Lecturer — c. 1814 - 1884 —
On Webster Avenue just north of Lilac Court, on the right when traveling north.
87 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, West Cambridge — Christ Church
On Garden Street west of Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A), on the right when traveling east.
88 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, West Cambridge — Christ Church
On Garden Street west of Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A), on the right when traveling east.
89 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, West Cambridge — Revolutionary War Memorial
On Garden Street west of Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A), on the right when traveling east.
90 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, West Cambridge — Sir Richard's Landing — 1630 - 1930
On Mount Auburn Street at Fresh Pond Parkway (Massachusetts Route 2) on Mount Auburn Street.
 
 
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Jun. 16, 2024