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1950 Map of Ashby

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Ashby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Ashby sits at the center of this 1950s survey, a landscape defined by New England's transition from colonial-era roads to early mid-century infrastructure. The village is anchored by Glenwood Cem and the Lyman Sch, with settlement patterns following established routes like the Old Turnpike Road and Mason Road. To the north, the Boston and Maine railroad corridor crosses into New Hampshire, serving Mason Sta.

The terrain is notably rugged, rising toward Whittemore Hill and Jewell Hill, while water management is evident in the Ashby Reservoir and Fitchburg Reservoir. Conservation and recreation areas like Willard Brook State Forest and the Marshall Reservation preserve the upland character of the Middlesex and Worcester county borders. This map captures the region just before modern suburban expansion, showing a network of rural schoolhouses and family-named cemeteries such as Nourse Cem.