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Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE
LOCATION CHOSEN IN 1630 TO BE THE CAPITAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. SETTLED IN 1631 UNDER LEADERSHIP TO THOMAS DUDLEY AND CALLED NEW TOWN. THE COLLEGE ORDERED TO BE HERE, 1637. NAME CHANGE TO CAMBRIDGE AFTER THE ENGLISH UNIVERSITY TOWN, 1638.
