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ARLINGTON AT A GLANCE
Courtesy of Beth Ryan and Exclusively Arlington: www.exclusivelyarlington.com

The Town of Arlington was originally settled in 1635 as a village under its Native American name, Menotomy. In 1807, the Town and a section of what is now Belmont were set off from Cambridge and incorporated as West Cambridge. In 1867 the name was changed to Arlington in honor of the heroes buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. The Town is situated six miles northwest of Boston, and is bordered on the north by Winchester, on the east by Medford and Somerville, on the south by Cambridge and Belmont, and on the west by Lexington.

Interesting Facts about Arlington

	The Central Fire Station, 1926, was the first octagonal fire station in the United States, allowing fire trucks to emerge simultaneously in six directions. The tall tower was built to dry fire hoses easily.
Click panorama photo for larger image!	1925 panoramic image of Arlington Center, that includes a look down Medford St. with the Regent in the center background. Courtesy Arlington Historical Society

	Robbins Library is the oldest continuously running public library in the United States.
	Samuel Wilson (Uncle Sam) was born in Arlington. There is a statue of Samuel Wilson next to the entrance of the Minuteman Trail in Arlington Center.
	Arlington was the site of one of the bloodiest battles resulting in the most lives lost in one battle in the Revolutionary War.
	Cyrus Dallin, who is best known for the Appeal to the Great Spirit sculpture in front of the Museum of Fine Arts, lived in Arlington. He also sculpted the Menotomy Indian Hunter, which is the central feature in the Town Hall Garden. There is a museum of his works displayed in the Jefferson Cutter House.
	Three miles of the 11-mile Minuteman Trail Bike Path--the 500th rails to trails conversion in the country--cut through Arlington. It took two decades of planning, and is said to be the busiest bike trail in the USA. It parallels Paul Revere’s famous ride.
	The Old Schwamb Mill, which manufactures picture frames, has been a workingplace continuously since 1650, making it the longest running working mill in the country. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is open to visitors.
	The clock and cupola of the Calvary United Methodist Church, 300 Massachusetts Avenue, once topped the Boylston Market at Boylston and Washington streets in downtown Boston.
	John Kelly, two-time Boston marathon winner, was from Arlington. Kelly also represented the US in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin and the 1940 Olympics in London.
	Dr. George F. Grant from Arlington was the first black graduate of Harvard College and was also the inventor of the Golf tee.
	Arlington had a booming ice industry on Spy Pond until the Ice House burned down in 1930.
	Moxie, one of the most popular beverages of the last century, was distributed from Arlington.
	On Patriot’s Day in Arlington, there are reenactments of the battles fought during the Revolutionary War in Arlington.
	Arlington was once a thriving farming community and had its own lettuce that was quite popular.
	The Town Whistle was invented by an Arlington native, Reuben LeBaron and is used by more fire departments across the country than any other whistle. The whistle blasts once at noon and twice at 6:45 PM and can be heard from the Cambridge border to the Lexington border.