
The Boston and Albany RR corridor defines the industrial and transportation spine of this region during the early 1940s, connecting manufacturing hubs like Warren and West Brookfield. The landscape is a transition from these busy rail towns to the intricate water systems of the southern hills, where the Hamilton Reservoir and Mashapaug Pond sit near the Massachusetts Connecticut Boundary Line. In Southbridge, the map captures a dense urban footprint at a time when local industry was deeply integrated with the Quaboag River watershed.
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1885 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Brookfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Palmer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Belchertown
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Barre
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Webster
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Putnam
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Palmer
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Barre
USGS Topo · 1:62,500