Cambridge History
Railroads played an integral role in the history of Cambridge. Four major train accidents have happened.
What is 1909, 1932, 1963, and 2018.
The Cambridge Memorial Library opened to the public on June 8 of this year.
What is 1946?
The first school in Cambridge was in 1860. It was a one room structure.
What is a log cabin?
The Cambridge Historical Association is open to the public on Thursdays of these two weeks.
What is the second and fourth Thursdays of the month?
In 1922 Thomas Jarvill built a building on Water Street and donated it to the Methodist Church. It is used for funeral receptions, family reunions, the vendor fair, and town suppers.
What is Dorcas Hall?
Cambridge was the third town in the county to establish this.
What is the Post Office?
Betty Hill, Matilda Hill, and Janet Thorson are 3 of 7.
Who are librarians at the Cambridge Memorial Library?
In 1957 Cambridge joins Huxley, Slater, and Kelley in the formation of this.
What is the Ballard School District?
The Cambridge Historical Association invites established families to provide this information.
What is the genealogy or family history?
Artists Ken Tynan and John Neal were hired to paint this.
What is the Patriotic Legion Building Mural? The mural depicts an American Flag, a bald eagle, four veterans from the Revolutionary War, World War 1, World War II, and a modern soldier. Air Forces are depicted by a B24 Bomber and Vietnam era fighter jet. Sea forces are depicted by the battleship USS Iowa. The bottom of the mural depicts a cemetery reminding us of the sacrifices veterans have made.
Cambridge has a long history of churches serving the community. The Palestine Lutheran Church started in 1855 with the arrival of the first Norwegian immigrants to Story County. Four churches stand today.
Palestine Lutheran Church (Huxley), Faith Baptist Church, United Methodist Church, and Nazareth Lutheran Church.
Other area churches from the past: The Full Gospel Tabernacle (4th and Water St.), Walnut Grove, Center Grove, Methodist Church in Elwell, Elwell Evangelical Church.
The American Legion offered the use of the north room of this building in Cambridge for the library.
What is the Theatre?
Cambridge school buildings were damaged by fire three times in the history of the schools. Two in January and one in February.
What is January 1928, January 1943, and February 1958?
Donations and a grant helped the CHA to purchase these enhancements.
What is a new roof and new siding?
The Griffith family as well as their award winning six pony hitch were favorites at fairs, centennials, and parades. They were invited to appear at this famous parade.
What is the Cotton Bowl Parade in Dallas, Texas?
February 24, 1989 at 7:10 pm.
What is the day The First National Bank of Cambridge exploded?
The first library opened with 1,000 books on the shelves. The current library boasts this amount.
What is a collection of 6,608 items? The current library hosts a collection of books, movies, puzzles, games, backpacks, and electronic equipment for checkout.
In 1884, the City of Cambridge, leases the public square to the Cambridge Independent School District for a price to remain the same for 99 years.
What is $1.00 a year?
The Cambridge Historical Association began in the fall of this year.
What is the year 2000?
The annual celebration in Cambridge has had 3 names.
What is Jubilee Days, Fireman's Days, and Skunk River Valley Days?
The Skunk River was first called ChaCaGua by the Indigenous People. The early settlers preferred the word skunk. It was possibly referring to several reasons.
What is large quantities of wild onions that grew along the banks that would often rot and produce a horrible smell. Another reason may be that the river could be a "real stinker" with low muddy banks, marshy bottoms, and prone to flooding.
Story time, Sit and Stitch, Geri-Fit, Yoga, Elementary After School, and Book clubs are examples of this.
What are programs offered at the library each month?
Ballard School District is home to the Bombers. The Cambridge Independent School District was home to a reptile.
What is the Cambridge Cobras?
The Cambridge Historical Association began with this couple, who had collected information, pictures, and artifacts.
Who are Harold and Florence Wheeler?
Cambridge has been the site of 3 movies. Two are weather related.
What are Cora Unashamed, Rain, and Twister?