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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundedIn | 1684 ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
410
ⓘ
443 ⓘ 667 ⓘ |
| hasCivilRightsFigureAssociated | Gloria Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West End Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Choptank River Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorchester County Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Wharf Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Richardson Maritime Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailwinds Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaritimeHeritage | true ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 12,000 ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostalCode | 21613 ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ sailing ⓘ |
| hasTransportationRoute | U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterfront | Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Dorchester County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chesapeake Bay culture
ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ role in the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dorchester County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eastern Shore of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Choptank River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cambridge, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States East Coast ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| wasCivilRightsFlashpoint | 1960s civil rights movement ⓘ |
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