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Cambridge is a celebrated place in American His- 

 tory ; it was called Newton in 1630, and in 1G38 it was 

 called Cambridge in honor of the principal inhabitants, 

 most of whom were from Cambridge in England. In 

 this town Washington became commander-in-chief. It 

 was the head-quarters of the American army during 

 the Revolution. On Cambridge common is the 

 Washington elm, under which Washington is said to 

 have stood while his commission was proclaimed to 

 the army of twenty thousand men. The original 

 external appearance of the " Craigie House " is still 

 preserved, which Washington occupied. In this town 

 the first printing press was estabhshed in America by 

 Stephen Day, in 1639. A great variety of manufac- 

 tures are carried on in the various parts of Cambridge. 



Old Cambridge is the seat of Harvard University, 

 which is the oldest in the United States. It was 

 incorporated in 1638, and named Harvard College, in 

 honor of the Rev. John Harvard, its principal founder. 

 The principal College Buildings are : University Hall, 

 built of granite, containing a chapel, lecture rooms, 

 dining halls, &c. ; Harvard Hall, a brick edifice, con- 

 twning a library, philosophical apparatus, and minera- 

 logical cabinet ; six other large brick buildings, each 

 four stories high, and the Library, an elegant granite 

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