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1943 Map of Concord

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

Concord and Lincoln appear here during the early 1940s, a landscape deeply shaped by its literary and revolutionary history. The map highlights the preservation of the Walden Pond State Reservation, documenting the terrain near Emersons Cliff and Authors Ridge that inspired the transcendentalists. At Merjams Corner, the intersection of the Lexington Road and Old Bedford Road marks a pivotal point of the colonial retreat, while Revolutionary Ridge overlooks the town center.

Transportation is defined by the Boston and Maine RR, with established stops at Bedford Sta and Silver Hill Sta supporting suburban growth. To the east, the vast Cambridge Reservoir and the Shawsheen Cem illustrate the infrastructure of the surrounding Middlesex County communities. Educational and religious institutions, such as Middlesex Sch and Weston College, are well-represented, alongside older landmarks like the Old Burying Ground in Lincoln.