. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. darea for skating in the winter, but also a supply of water for the city 214 (iAZETTEEE OF MASSACHUSETTS. throughout the year. It still sends out a small tributary calledAlewive Brook (anciently Menotomy River), which flows alongthe northwestern border of the city into Mystic River. The surface of Cambridge is for the most part level, and, in somesections on the margins of the streams, low and marshy; but thereare slight eminences, — as Dana Hill, between Cambridgeport and OldCambridge, and the grounds of the Observator
. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. darea for skating in the winter, but also a supply of water for the city 214 (iAZETTEEE OF MASSACHUSETTS. throughout the year. It still sends out a small tributary calledAlewive Brook (anciently Menotomy River), which flows alongthe northwestern border of the city into Mystic River. The surface of Cambridge is for the most part level, and, in somesections on the margins of the streams, low and marshy; but thereare slight eminences, — as Dana Hill, between Cambridgeport and OldCambridge, and the grounds of the Observatory in the western section,which present admirable sites for building, and command delightfulviews. The soil is rich and moist, clay being abundant; and the florais remarkably varied and luxuriant. The principal thoroughfaresare Main Street, Harvard Street, Broadway, radiating from WestBoston Bridge through Cambridgeport; and Cambridge Street fromCraigies (or Canal) Bridge, through East Cambridge, to HarvardSquare in Old Cambridge; North Avenue extending thence to North. THE OBSERVATORY, CAMBRIDGE. Cambridge ; Concord Avenue, to Belmont; and Brattle and MountAuburn streets, to Mount Auburn and Watertown. These broad andbeautiful avenues are shaded with ancient elms, and lined, mostly,with elegant mansions that, in many instances, have lawns and gar-dens ornamented with shrubbery, statuary and fountains. Over thesehighways cars are constantly running for the accommodation of thepeople. The city has over 85 miles of streets; and of these, morethan half are adorned with shade-trees. The Boston and LowellRailroad passes through East Cambridge, having also a station atNorth Cambridge ; while the Eitchburg Railroad, entering the cityon the north side, has its Cambridge station; another at NorthCambridge ( Brickyards ), and on the west, Eresh Bond, Hotel andMount Auburn stations. On the south side, just across the Charles,the Boston and Albany Railroad has Cottage Farm station. TheGra
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