Westons Guide Book And Souvenir Of Cambridge

Author : Louis F. Weston
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ISBN 13 : 9781332211180
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book Weston's Guide-Book written by Louis F. Weston and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Weston's Guide-Book: And Souvenir of Cambridge Sketch of the Early History of Cambridge. "Newetowne," the name given to the little village which later became known as "Cambridge," was settled in 1631. Two of the first settlers were Thomas Dudley, afterwards four times elected Governor, and Simon Bradstreet. An old writer says that "most of the inhabitants are very rich, and have great store of cattle." The first college buildings were erected in 1637, the state legislature granting the then large sum of " 400 to found a school. At this time the name of the town was changed to Cambridge, in recognition of the fact that many of the colonists had graduated from the English University of that name. Near what is now Arlington Street, called then "Gallows Lot" two negro slaves "Mark" and "Phyllis" were executed in 1775 for the murder of their master; the latter, an aged woman, being burned at the stake. Brattle Street was called "Tory Row," on which was situated the homes of many old aristocratic families, . and is the street upon which is located "Elmwood." Lowell's residence, and Longfellow's, which was occupied by Washington during the winter of 1775-6. The battle of Lexington occurred on April 21st of the next year. One night many of the inhabitants of Cambridge took refuge near Fresh Pond. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."