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2021 Map of Ayer

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Ayer
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Groton and the surrounding Middlesex County landscape appear here as a corridor of preserved history and modern transit. The Nashua River Rail Trl follows the path of former industry, cutting through a terrain defined by glacial drumlins and numerous water bodies such as Springy Pond and Martins Pond. Significant local history is anchored at Shaker Village and the military grounds of Devens, which include the specialized Woodlawn Cem Soldiers Lot and Devens Cem.

Genealogists will find interest in the documented burial sites, from the Old Burying Ground Cem to the Polish Cem. The map illustrates the transition from the rail-centered era of Harvard Station to a region of sprawling trails like the Groton Town Forest Loop Trl and Tophet Chasm Trl. This documentation of the area around Ayer and Littleton shows the persistence of early colonial place names like Nonacoicus Hill alongside the modern infrastructure of the 21st century.