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Cambridge (Maryland), port city and industrial center in eastern Maryland, also the seat of Dorchester County. Situated near Chesapeake Bay on the Choptank River, the city is 65 km (40 mi) southeast of Annapolis. Primarily a processing and shipping center for seafood, the city has also produced lumber, canned goods, wire, garments, boats, animal feed, fertilizer, and electronic equipment. Cambridge was incorporated as a city in 1884. Population 10,911 (2000); 11,089 (2005 estimate).



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