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1965 Map of Ashburnham

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Ashburnham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

Ashburnham and its surrounding hill country are characterized by a dense network of glacial lakes and state-protected woodlands during the mid-1960s. The village of Ashburnham serves as the focal point, anchored by the campus of Cushing Academy and the junction of Main St and Central St. This era shows the Boston and Maine Railroad still threading through the landscape, connecting specialized hamlets like Factory Village and Blackburn Village along the southern edge.

To the north, the terrain rises into the Wapack Range, where the Wapack Trail crosses into New Hampshire near Mount Watatic. The map captures a transition in land use, where former industrial clusters like North Ashburnham and Lane Village sit amidst expanding tracts of the Ashburnham State Forest. Notable local landmarks include the Lookout Tower on Mount Watatic and several family-named burying grounds, such as Wilder Cem and Smithville Cem, which offer significant value for genealogical research.