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1987 Map of Billerica

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Billerica
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

The Concord River flows northward through this late twentieth-century landscape, carving a path between the established industrial and residential centers of Billerica and Lowell. The map illustrates a region in transition, where colonial-era landmarks like the Forefathers Burying Ground and Hillside Cem sit alongside modern highway infrastructure, including numerous interchanges along the suburban corridors of Chelmsford and Westford. The presence of the House of Correction in South Lowell and the Middlesex Community College campus near Bedford Springs highlights the civic and educational development of Middlesex County.

Extensive conservation lands, including the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and Great Brook Farm State Park, preserve the marshes and woodlands that separate the clustered villages of North Billerica, Graniteville, and Nabnasset. The rail network, featuring the Boston and Maine and Mbta lines, continues to link these towns to the broader regional economy, following historic routes through places like Brookside Station and Carlisle Station.