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1969 Map of Barre

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Barre
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Ware River and Burnshirt River systems define the industrial and natural geography of this Worcester County region. Water management is a primary theme of the landscape, evidenced by the Barre Falls Dam and the path of the Quabbin Aqueduct, which cuts across the southern portion of the sheet near South Barre. The map documents a transition in transportation, showing the Boston & Maine RR and Penn Central lines as they follow the river valleys, connecting manufacturing centers like Barre Plains and White Valley.

Genealogists will find a wealth of burial grounds including Nightingale Cem, Riverside Cem, and the Buckminster Cem near Buckminster Brook. The area around Barre and Hubbardston is heavily forested, preserved in the Barre State Forest and Hubbardston State Forest. Local education and religious life are marked by the Quabbin Regional High Sch and the Blessed Sacrament Novitiate, while smaller historic clusters like Williamsville and Coldbrook Springs appear along the old road networks.