Place:Cambridge (town), Washington, New York, United States

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NameCambridge (town)
Alt namesCambridge
TypeTown
Coordinates43.017°N 73.367°W
Located inWashington, New York, United States


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Cambridge is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,152 at the 2000 census.

The town of Cambridge contains part of a village, also called Cambridge.

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The Town of Cambridge, formerly in Albany County, New York, was transferred to Washington County in 1791, shortly after the United States gained independence in the American Revolutionary War.

Cambridge Village, incorporated within the township in 1866, was home to the Cambridge Hotel. According to local lore, the hotel originated the dessert known as pie a la Mode.

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