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1949 Map of Concord

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Merrimack River corridor anchor this mid-century landscape, revealing Concord as a significant institutional and transit hub. The presence of the State Prison, State Hospital, and St Pauls School alongside the Municipal Airport illustrates the city's civic density. Beyond the urban center, the map traces the winding paths of the Contoocook River and the Piscataquog River, which historically powered the region's mills.

Rural life is marked by a network of small schoolhouses like the Whittier Pond School and Rockland School, alongside established settlements such as Hopkinton and Goffstown. Genealogists will find value in the detailed locations of the Quaker Church and Blossom Hill Cemetery. The Boston and Maine Railroad remains a dominant feature, connecting industrial nodes at Bow Junction and Grasmere Junction during a period of shifting transportation reliance.