1943 Map of Chepachet

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Durfee Hill, the state's highest elevation, stands prominently in the southwest corner of this Providence County landscape. During the early 1940s, the region was defined by a dense network of reservoirs and manufacturing villages centered on the Clear River and Branch River. Settlements like Pascoag, Harrisville, and Bridgeton are shown in detail, linked by the New York New Haven and Hartford RR. The industrial and social character of the era is evidenced by features ranging from the Iron Mine near Wallum Brook to the Pascoag Race Track and the Burrillville High Sch. In Glocester, the Chepachet Cem and various family-named hills like Tourtellotte Hill reflect the deep genealogical roots of these upland communities before post-war suburbanization altered the traditional village patterns.