From collection Place
Arlington (Town of), Middlesex County, MA
Town of Arlington, MA. Located 6 mi NW of Boston (US-T121). Settled about 1630, incorporated as the town of WestCambridge in 1807. Called West Cambridge because it was the western part of town. Also known locally as Menotomy. Renamed Arlington in 1867 for Arlington, Virginia, through the efforts of an influential citizen, the Honorable Joseph S. Potter, who came from Arlington, VA (MA-T1/p6).
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U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) at U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), ( https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names : accessed 18 March 2023). Entered placename and selected filters to find domestic name approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
