1895 Map of Chesterfield

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The Westfield River and its multiple branches carve through this late-19th-century landscape, dictating the development of numerous small villages and mill sites. While the Boston and Albany Railroad skirts the southwestern corner through Chester, the interior relies on a network of roads connecting crossroads like Worthington Corners and Chesterfield. Industry is localized at sites like Risbee Mill, while the presence of named lanes such as Ireland Street and Shack Street indicates early rural residential clusters.