1956 Map of Boston
USGS Topo · Published 1984About this map
The industrial and transit hub of Boston anchors this mid-century survey, radiating outward through the complex urban corridors of Cambridge, Somerville, and Newton. This landscape is defined by the dense convergence of three major rail lines—the Boston and Maine RR, the New York New Haven and Hartford RR, and the Boston and Albany RR—which once facilitated the region's massive manufacturing output. Northward, the Merrimack River flows through the historic textile centers of Lawrence and Lowell, while the Nashua River and Concord River drain the rolling interior.
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