Cambridge Common — Attraction in Cambridge

Cambridge common has a Civil War memorial. No not that racist, backwoods, uneducated kind that gets Drumpf supporters panties in a twist, but the classy kind. It's President Lincoln and an anonymous Cambridge Union soldier. It also has a statue honoring the first public school teacher / administrator in the nation, which is pretty awesome. I'd take statues honoring educators over most generals any day. Oh yeah and there's bunnies. I don't know what is happening in Cambridge right now, but there's a population explosion of bunnies (well, I know what happened, but that's not review material:)). So be on the lookout. When I was there a little nest of baby bunnies were living within the fence around the Civil...

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There is a lot of history captured in this little green space. I love seeing the golden hoof prints on the sidewalk and reading about George Washington coming through.

The statue of Abraham Lincoln towards the middle of the park is striking.

And, my personal favorite, the statue in memory of the Irish potato famine. It is haunting. And stands as both a memorial, and an indictment - the base of the statue vows "never again" will we allow such a thing to happen. But, there are still plenty of hungry people all over the world. We can do better. That is what this park always reminds me, and causes me to...