1948 Map of Boston
USGS Topo · Published 1948About this map
The industrial corridor of the Merrimack River and the expanding urban core of Boston anchor this mid-century portrait of eastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Surveyed just after World War II, the sheet illustrates the dense network of the Boston and Maine RR and the New York New Haven and Hartford RR that still dominated regional transport before the massive expansion of the interstate system. Defensive coastal works like Fort Independence and Fort Warren guard the harbor, while the inland Hingham Naval Res and Fort Devens reflect the era's significant military footprint.
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