WELCOME TO
CAMBRIDGE
Discover Cambridge, NY: where idyllic tree-lined streets and rolling hills shelter an eclectic artist community thriving amongst family-owned businesses & historic farms.
ABOUT CAMBRIDGE
This town is home to a farmers’ market and co-op grocer, great restaurants, Lake Lauderdale campground and recreation area, the Buskirk Covered Bridge, one of 4 historic covered bridges in Washington County, and much more.
Cambridge is best known for:
Cambridge is best known for:
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CAMBRIDGE
1700s
A village at the crossroads. What is known today as Cambridge was established in the late 1700s as a hub for travelers, providing lodging, stores, and churches. Until 1791, the town was part of Albany County until it was transferred to Washington County in 1791.
1800s
The once-quiet rural community was given greater access to surrounding cities when the Albany & Rutland Railroad came to town, connecting Cambridge to Rutland, VT in the north, and New York’s Capital District to the South. The village was incorporated in 1866, combining the hamlets of Cambridge and North White Creek.
Today
You can still enjoy much of the area’s original architecture, as the village is home to the Victorian-era Opera House: Hubbard Hall, plus many other businesses housed in historic buildings. Fun fact: Cambridge New York is said to be the home of the dessert known as pie a la Mode, circa the former Cambridge Hotel!
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