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Title: Historical Markers, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2014

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 2014
  • Coverage: 2014

Publishers

  • Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems

Summary

This point layer contains locations of six types of historical markers throughout Cambridge, including blue oval historic markers, African American Heritage Trail markers, North Cambridge historic markers, granite tombstone markers, cast-iron markers, and Cambridge History Stations. The markers commemorate significant sites, events, buildings, and prominent figures in Cambridge history. A list of historical markers was created and is maintained by the Cambridge Historical Commission. Cambridge founded its historical marker program in 1976.

Subjects

  • Location
  • Massachusetts
  • Cambridge
  • Historical Markers
  • Historic sites
  • City of Cambridge
  • Historical
  • Datasets

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-71.148796, -71.077272, 42.402137, 42.355835)
  • Geometry: BBOX (-71.148796, -71.077272, 42.402137, 42.355835)

Provider

Harvard

Rights

  • Access rights: Public

Citation

Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems. Historical Markers, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2014. Cambridge (Mass.). Geographic Information Systems. Point data. https://hgl.harvard.edu/catalog/harvard-cambridge14historicalmarkers

Format

Shapefile