Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Part I: Directory
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CAMBRIDGEBORO.

The borough was first formed from the township in 1866, and is situated about in its center. It is now one of the flourishing towns of the county, with an active and enterprising citizenship. It contains five churches, viz: Presbyterian, on Church street, Rev. Wm. Grassie, pastor; Methodist, Church street, Rev J. H. Vance, pastor; Congregational, Church street, Rev. W. D. Henry, pastor; Baptist, Main street, Rev. S. C. Thompson, pastor; Universalist, Main street, Rev. A. A. McMasters, pastor; Lutheran, no church edifice, meeting in Presbyterian building, Alexander Pawdays, pastor. It has one graded school, two hotels. The manufacturing interests of Cambridge are, a grist and saw mill, one planing mill and one cheese factory. This is a great shipping point for a flourishing dairy region, eleven factories bringing their product here for transportation on the A. & G. W. R. R. The various secret societies are well represented here. The Masons and Odd Fellows have each a hall on Main street. The Knights of Honor meet in the hall of the latter as do the Good Templers [sic]. The Grangers have a hall of their own. The Cambridge News, published by W. L. Perry, Main street, furnishes home reading for the people.