ARLINGTON

arlington, a township of middlesex county in e. massachusetts, u.s.a. pop. (1890) 5629; (1900) 8603, of whom 2387 were foreign-born; (1910 census) 11,187. area, 5-1/2 sq. m. it is served by the boston & maine railway. it has pleasant residential villages (arlington, arlington heights, &c.) with attractive environs, and there is an excellent public library (the robbins library). at arlington heights there are several well-known sanatoriums. spy pond (about 100 acres) is one of the prettiest bodies of water in the vicinity of boston. arlington is an important centre for market-gardening (in hot-houses), and along mill brook, in the township, are several factories, including chrome works, a large mill and a manufactory of pianoforte cases. in 1762 arlington was made a "precinct" of cambridge (of which it was a part from 1635 to 1807) under the name of menotomy. in 1807 it became a separate township under the name (retained until 1867) of west cambridge. see b. and w.r. cutter, _history of the town of arlington ... 1637-1879_ (boston, 1880); and c.s. parker, _the town of arlington, past and present_ (arlington, 1907).