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1943 Map of Ashaway

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Ashaway
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Pawcatuck River winds through the borderlands of Rhode Island and Connecticut, anchoring a landscape defined by its riparian industry and historic transport corridors during the early 1940s. The manufacturing hubs of Westerly and Pawcatuck dominate the southern portion of the sheet, where the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad follows the river's path through textile and industrial centers like Stillmanville, Potter Hill, and Bradford.

Inland, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of wooded hills and small farming settlements, including Hopkinton and North Stonington. Local infrastructure is well-preserved here, from the New London Turnpike to neighborhood landmarks like Shunock Sch and Oak Grove Cem. The map reveals the early 20th-century character of these border towns, showing the proximity of the Woody Hill Reservation and family-named elevations like Maxon Hill and Chase Hill that shaped the rural economy before modern suburban expansion.