Cambridge, Maryland

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Cambridge, Maryland is a historic waterfront city on Maryland’s Eastern Shore known for its maritime heritage, Chesapeake Bay culture, and role in the civil rights movement.

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Cambridge, Maryland canonical 20
Cambridge, Province of Maryland 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
country United States
foundedIn 1684
hasAreaCode 410
443
667
hasCivilRightsFigureAssociated Gloria Richardson
hasCulturalTradition crabbing
oystering
waterfowl hunting
hasEconomicActivity recreational boating
seafood industry
tourism
hasEvent Cambridge Movement
hasGovernmentType mayor–commission form
hasHistoricArchitectureStyle Colonial architecture
Victorian architecture
hasHistoricDistrict Cambridge Historic District
West End Historic District
hasLandmark Choptank River Lighthouse
Dorchester County Courthouse
Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center
Long Wharf Park
Richardson Maritime Museum
Sailwinds Park
hasMaritimeHeritage true
hasNearbyProtectedArea Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
hasPopulation approximately 12,000
hasPort Port of Cambridge
hasPostalCode 21613
hasRecreationalActivity fishing
kayaking
sailing
hasTransportationRoute U.S. Route 50
hasWaterfront Chesapeake Bay
isCountySeatOf Dorchester County, Maryland
knownFor Chesapeake Bay culture
maritime heritage
role in the civil rights movement
locatedIn Dorchester County, Maryland
locatedInRegion Eastern Shore of Maryland
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Choptank River
namedAfter Cambridge, England
partOf United States East Coast
state Maryland
wasCivilRightsFlashpoint 1960s civil rights movement

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Delmarva Peninsula containsSettlement Cambridge, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland seat Cambridge, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland largestCity Cambridge, Maryland
Dorchester County, Maryland hasCity Cambridge, Maryland
Tilghman Island, Maryland locatedNear Cambridge, Maryland
Poplar Island nearbyCity Cambridge, Maryland
Choptank River flowsPast Cambridge, Maryland
Long Hot Summer of 1967 location Cambridge, Maryland
William Vans Murray placeOfBirth Cambridge, Province of Maryland
linked to: Cambridge, Maryland
William Vans Murray placeOfDeath Cambridge, Maryland
William Vans Murray residence Cambridge, Maryland
Eastern Shore of Maryland containsCity Cambridge, Maryland
East New Market, Maryland nearbyCity Cambridge, Maryland
Secretary, Maryland nearbyCity Cambridge, Maryland
Church Creek, Maryland locatedNear Cambridge, Maryland
Horn Point Laboratory locatedIn Cambridge, Maryland
Federalsburg, Maryland roadAccessTo Cambridge, Maryland
Frederick C. Malkus Bridge connects Cambridge, Maryland
Frederick C. Malkus Bridge crossesNear Cambridge, Maryland
U.S. Route 50 in Maryland passesThrough Cambridge, Maryland