Cambridge Common
Cambridge Common
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Lonely Planet review for Cambridge Common
There’s a lot to Harvard Sq besides the university: it’s a hotbed of Colonial and revolutionary history. Opposite the main entrance to Harvard Yard, Cambridge Common is the village green where General Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775. The traffic island at the south end, known as Dawes Island, pays tribute to the ‘other rider’ William Dawes, who rode through here on April 18, 1775, to warn that the British were coming (look for bronze hoof prints embedded in the sidewalk).
