
Barre and its neighboring villages in the mid-1940s define a landscape shaped by the Ware River and its critical water infrastructure. The confluence of the North Branch Ware River and West Branch Ware River south of Williamsville illustrates the region's industrial and hydro-geologic importance, further evidenced by the Intake Works and the underground path of the Quabbin Aqueduct. This engineering project, designed to facilitate water transport toward Boston, is shown traversing the southern part of the quadrangle near South Barre and Coldbrook Springs.
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1885 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Winchendon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Barre
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Fitchburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Fitchburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Barre
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Winchendon
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Fitchburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500