Marketplace [Cambridge]
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Shorelander
N 42° 22.359 W 071° 07.225
19T E 325416 N 4693330
Site of one of the first markets in the Boston area.
Waymark Code: WMBTX
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2006
Views: 29
A park now sits on this site at the western corner of JFK Street and Mt. Auburn St, but at time of the founding of Cambridge (then Newtowne), this was the center of economic activity. The marker reads:
"Marketplace - Site of the marketplace of Newtowne, one of four colonial market towns - Dedicated a park in 1834 - 1635"
Agency Responsible for Placement: Cambridge Historical Commission
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Cambridge Historical Commission
County: Middlesex
City/Town Name: Cambridge
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Year Placed: Not listed
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