1940s Maps of Charlemont, Massachusetts

1. 1941 Map of Shelburne Falls

   

   1941 Shelburne Falls

   1941 Print · USGS

   Franklin County's hill towns and river valleys are captured here during the early 1940s, showing the intersection of industry and rural life. Trace the path of the Mohawk Trail and find local landmarks such as Arms Cem, Union Ch, and the settlement of Burkville.

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4. 1941 Map of Colrain

   

   1941 Colrain

   1941 Print · USGS

   The hill towns of Franklin County appear here in the early 1940s, showing the tight-knit industrial and farming hamlets along the North River. Genealogists and historians can trace colonial-era frontier sites like the Site of Fort Morrison or locate family roots near Griswoldville and West Leyden.

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7. 1943 Map of Brattleboro

   

   1943 Brattleboro

   1943 Print · USGS

   Southern Vermont and the Massachusetts border area appear in this mid-century survey as a landscape of timbered peaks and river-connected villages. Genealogists can trace family roots through markers like Arms Cem or follow the rails at Dummerston Sta and Putney Sta.

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10. 1943 Map of Ashfield

    

    1943 Ashfield

    1943 Print · USGS

    Franklin County hill towns and the river valley are captured here just before the mid-century, showing a landscape of small hamlets and high ridges. Trace old family plots at Leavitt Cem or follow the historic Mohawk Trail and Ashfield Pond.

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13. 1944 Map of Rowe, 1958 Print

    

    1944 Rowe

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Deerfield River valley and the Berkshire highlands come alive in this mid-century survey of the Massachusetts-Vermont border. Researchers can trace the path of the Hoosac Tunnel, the Mohawk Trail, and rural cemeteries like Sherman Cem and West Cem.

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16. 1945 Map of Heath

    

    1945 Heath

    1945 Print · USGS

    Franklin County's high country is captured here in the mid-1940s, showing a network of upland farms and mountain settlements along the Vermont border. Researchers can trace ancestral roots through sites like Maple Grove Cem, locate the Davis Mine, or follow the winding West Branch North River.

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19. 1945 Map of Colrain, 1958 Print

    

    1945 Colrain

    1958 Print · USGS

    Franklin County's river-valley settlements and upland farms are captured here in the mid-1940s as industry and agriculture defined the region. Researchers can trace the North River through Griswoldville, find colonial landmarks like the Site of Fort Lucas, or locate family sites at Chandler Hill Cem.

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22. 1946 Map of Colrain

    

    1946 Colrain

    1946 Print · USGS

    Franklin County and the Vermont border are shown just after the war, where industrial villages like Griswoldville and Shattuckville line the river valleys. Genealogists can trace early homesteads and colonial history through sites like the Site of Fort Morris and West Leyden Cem.

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25. 1947 Map of Plainfield

    

    1947 Plainfield

    1947 Print · USGS

    The Western Massachusetts hill towns are captured in the mid-1940s, showing a landscape of upland farms and mountain brooks. Researchers can trace family roots at Hilltop Cem or locate former schoolhouses like Bozrah Sch and North Sch.

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28. 1947 Map of Rowe

    

    1947 Rowe

    1947 Print · USGS

    Franklin County in the late 1940s reveals a mountainous landscape defined by the engineering of the Hoosac Tunnel and the Deerfield River. Genealogists and historians can locate family plots at North Cem, trace the operations at Davis Mine, and explore the rail-dependent community at Monroe Bridge.

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31. 1948 Map of Plainfield

    

    1948 Plainfield

    1948 Print · USGS

    The hill towns of the Berkshires remained deeply rural just after the war, defined by high summits and small crossroads hamlets. Genealogists and hikers can trace old family burial grounds like Hilltop Cem, historic district schools such as Bozrah Sch, and the winding course of the Chickley River.

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34. 1948 Map of Albany, 1951 Print

    

    1948 Albany

    1951 Print · USGS

    The Hudson and Connecticut River valleys are captured here in the late 1940s, showing the vital rail and water corridors of the Northeast. You can trace the Boston and Maine tracks past Mt Greylock or locate early settlements like Great Barrington and Bennington.

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37. 1949 Map of Shelburne Falls

    

    1949 Shelburne Falls

    1949 Print · USGS

    Franklin County's highland terrain and river valleys are shown here in the late Forties, when the village of Shelburne Falls served as a vital regional hub. Researchers can trace historic family burial sites like Pine Grove Cem and follow the route of the Boston and Maine Railroad.

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