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1973 Map of Cheshire

Name: 1973 Topographic Map of Cheshire
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

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The high ridges of Mt Greylock State Reservation dominate the western half of this Berkshire County landscape, where the Appalachian Trail snakes across summits like Saddle Ball and Jones Nose. Along the valley floor, the Hoosic River system feeds the expansive Cheshire Reservoir, a central geographic feature that separates the steeper western peaks from the eastern highlands of the Stafford Hill Wildlife Management Area.

Settlement patterns in the early 1970s follow the lowlands, with the Penn Central railroad corridor linking communities from Adams and Maple Grove in the north through the village of Cheshire and south toward Berkshire. Local history is preserved in sites like Riverside Cem and St Johns Ch, while the inclusion of the Drive-in Theater near Lanesborough reflects the mid-century suburban character emerging alongside traditional industries like the Quarry and various Gravel Pits.