1946 Map of Ashby

About this map

Ashby serves as the focal point of this mid-century survey, which documents the transition from the upland farms of New Hampshire to the developing reservoirs and forests of northern Massachusetts. The landscape is defined by its water resources and elevation, featuring large catchments like the Fitchburg Reservoir and Ashby Reservoir alongside the Souhegan River in the north. The area shows a mature network of local transit, including the Boston and Maine RR serving Mason Sta and a dense web of family-named routes such as Richardson Road and Taylor Road. Within the town center and at South Village, historic burials are marked at Glenwood Cem and South Cem. This era represents a period when the timber and water of the Willard Brook State Forest and Marshall Reservation were increasingly managed as public resources near the borders of Middlesex Co and Worcester Co.