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1893 Map of Brookfield, 1898 Print
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1893 Map of Brookfield

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

The Boston and Albany Railroad corridor defines the northern industrial and transit landscape, connecting mill towns and settlements like West Warren and East Brookfield along the Quaboag River. To the south, the terrain becomes more industrial and resource-focused near the Massachusetts Connecticut Boundary Line, particularly around the extraction sites of Lead Mine Mountain and the village of Leadmine. Local industry is clearly centered on water power, with clusters of development at Fiskdale, Globe, and Southbridge leveraging the river systems. The map captures an era of dense local infrastructure before modern highway expansion, showing an intricate network of country roads connecting landmarks like Steerage Rock and family-named features such as Foster Hill and Walker Mountain. This survey provides a look at the late 19th-century transition from purely agricultural land to a sophisticated rail-and-manufacturing economy.

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Map Details

Date Portrayed1893
Date Published1898
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62,500
Physical Dimensions15.8 x 19.9 inches

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Source Details

SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain