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1946 Map of Bernardston

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Bernardston
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

Bernardston serves as the central hub of this northern Massachusetts landscape, situated where the Falls River and Maine River converge. The Boston and Maine Railroad runs north-south through the valley, passing through Hales Crossing and North Bernardston as it heads toward the Vermont border. The terrain is defined by prominent peaks such as Wildcat Mtn and Bald Mountain, which hem in the agricultural and residential corridors.

Local civic life is represented by a network of rural schoolhouses, including the East Bernardston Sch and Sunnyside Sch, alongside the historic The Old Chapel. To the west, the infrastructure of the Greenfield Reservoir and Greenfield Filter Plant suggests the growing regional utility needs of the mid-1940s. The map also captures the wooded boundaries of the Northfield State Forest along the eastern edge, providing a clear record of the area's mix of industry, education, and natural resource management.