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Lexington, Massachusetts



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    City Description

    Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 30,355 at the 2000 census. The town is famous for being the site of the opening shots of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775. Lexington was first settled in 1642 as the Cambridge Farms parish of Cambridge, Massachusetts and was incorporated as a separate town in 1713. How it received its name is the subject of some controversy. Some people believe that it was named in honor of Lord Lexington, a British nobleman. Some, on the other hand, believe that it was named after Lexington (which was pronounced and today spelled Laxton) in Nottinghamshire, England. For decades, Lexington showed modest growth while remaining largely a farming community, providing Boston with much of its produce. It always had a bustling downtown area, which remains so to this day. Lexington began to prosper, helped by its close proximity to Boston, and having a rail line (originally the Lexington and West Cambridge Railroad, later renamed, and now the Minuteman Bikeway) service its citizens and businesses, beginning in 1846. For many years, East Lexington was considered a separate entity

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    City Contained By:

    • Middlesex County
    • Massachusetts

    City Contains:

    • East Lexington
    • Lexington Battle Green

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 42.7348038205 km squared

    Adjoining Cities:

    • Lincoln
    • Arlington
    • Waltham
    • Bedford
    • Lexington

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