1953 Map of Ashaway

About this map

The Pawcatuck River carves a winding path along the border of Connecticut and Rhode Island, defining the industrial and social landscape of this borderland. The twin settlements of Westerly and Pawcatuck dominate the southern portion of the sheet, where the Penn Central railroad tracks cut through the dense urban core near Stillmanville. Further north, smaller mill villages like Potter Hill and Clarks Falls appear along the waterways, their placement dictated by the hydropower of the Ashaway River and Green Fall River.