1940s Maps of Rockingham County, New Hampshire

1. 1941 Map of Manchester

   

   1941 Manchester

   1941 Print · USGS

   Southern New Hampshire is captured here just before the mid-century boom, showing the river-and-rail corridor between Manchester and Nashua. Researchers can trace old ferry sites like Thorntons Ferry and find vanished rural landmarks like Londonderry Lithia Spring or the Musquash School.

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4. 1941 Map of Dover

   

   1941 Dover

   1941 Print · USGS

   Coastal New Hampshire and the Maine borderlands are captured here just before the mobilization of the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace family lands near Garrison Hill, old district schools like Witchtrot Sch, and the rail depots at Greenland Village Sta.

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7. 1941 Map of Lowell

   

   1941 Lowell

   1941 Print · USGS

   The industrial hub of Lowell and the surrounding Middlesex County landscape are captured here just before the Second World War. Researchers can trace historic family burial sites like Oak Grove Cem or locate early civic landmarks including the Lowell Textile Institute and Nickel Mine.

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10. 1943 Map of Lowell

    

    1943 Lowell

    1943 Print · USGS

    Central New England industrial hubs and rural borderlands are mapped here during the early 1940s. Genealogists can trace family names across Mt Misery, Barrett Hill, and small settlements like Collinsville or North Pelham.

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13. 1943 Map of Haverhill

    

    1943 Haverhill

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Merrimack River valley during the early 1940s reveals a bustling corridor of industry and education between Haverhill and Groveland. Genealogists and historians can trace neighborhood school sites like Hannah Duston Sch and significant cemeteries such as Linwood Cem.

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16. 1943 Map of Ayers Village

    

    1943 Ayers Village

    1943 Print · USGS

    The Massachusetts-New Hampshire borderlands are captured here during the Second World War as the suburbs of Haverhill expanded. Genealogists and local historians can trace family-named sites like Grosvenor Corner, Tozier Corner, and the West Parish Ch.

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19. 1943 Map of Cape Ann

    

    1943 Cape Ann

    1943 Print · USGS

    Coastal Massachusetts and New Hampshire appear here during the wartime era, showing the maritime and rail infrastructure that defined the North Shore. Genealogists can trace family names across Asbury Grove, Merrimacport, and the Boston & Maine RR rail corridor.

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22. 1944 Map of Mt. Pawtuckaway

    

    1944 Mt. Pawtuckaway

    1944 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Rockingham and Strafford counties are captured here at a time when rural schoolhouses and rail lines still defined the local landscape. Genealogists can trace family names across Winkley Sch and Philbrick Sch, or locate vanished industries like the Deer Mill and the Boston and Maine Railroad.

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25. 1944 Map of Suncook

    

    1944 Suncook

    1944 Print · USGS

    Suncook and the surrounding New Hampshire hill towns are captured in the 1940s as industry met a rugged landscape. Trace ancestral homes and community hubs like Candia Station, the Sanitarium, and the Buck Street Sch during this era of transition.

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28. 1944 Map of Kittery

    

    1944 Kittery

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Maine and New Hampshire coastlines are shown here at the height of World War II, revealing a landscape defined by strategic defense. Genealogists and historians can trace family land and military footprints at Fort Dearborn, Admiralty Village, and Kittery Point.

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31. 1944 Map of Lawrence

    

    1944 Lawrence

    1944 Print · USGS

    Mid-century Lawrence and Andover center this survey of the Merrimack Valley during a period of industrial and academic growth. Genealogists can trace family sites from the Bellevue Cemetery to Phillips Academy and the vanished Town Infirmary.

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34. 1944 Map of Hampton

    

    1944 Hampton

    1944 Print · USGS

    The New Hampshire Seacoast during the mid-forties reveals a world of tidal marshes and emerging beach communities. Trace family roots and local history at Old Camp Ground, Dearborn Academy, and the crossroads at The Five Corners.

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37. 1944 Map of Newburyport West

    

    1944 Newburyport West

    1944 Print · USGS

    The Lower Merrimack Valley at the height of the 1940s reveals a landscape of manufacturing towns and riverside villages. Genealogists can trace family footprints across Union Cem, Bridge Street Cem, and the old neighborhoods of Amesbury and Newburyport.

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40. 1945 Map of Newburyport East

    

    1945 Newburyport East

    1945 Print · USGS

    The Massachusetts and New Hampshire borderlands meet the Atlantic at the height of the war years, showing a landscape defined by tidal rivers and coastal reaches. Genealogists and historians can trace Newbury Old Town, the Newburyport LH, and the CCC Camp near Salisbury.

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43. 1946 Map of Lowell

    

    1946 Lowell

    1946 Print · USGS

    Post-war Lowell and its New Hampshire borderlands are captured here during a period of transition for the Merrimack Valley's industrial and rural sectors. Researchers can trace the layout of the Lowell Textile Institute or locate family plots at Gibson Cem and Gumpas Cem.

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46. 1948 Map of Boston

    

    1948 Boston

    1948 Print · USGS

    Eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire appear at an industrial peak in the late 1940s, just as suburban growth began to accelerate. Genealogists and historians can trace rail lines like the Boston and Albany RR or locate coastal landmarks like Graves Lighthouse and Fort Devens.

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49. 1949 Map of Portland

    

    1949 Portland

    1949 Print · USGS

    Coastal Maine and the New Hampshire interior are shown in detail during the late forties, from the bustling harbors to the lakeside villages. Researchers can trace historical rail networks like the Boston & Maine RR and locate coastal defenses such as Fort Preble.

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