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1950 Map of Concord

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Concord
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Concord serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape, where the confluence of the Assabet River and the Sudbury River forms the Concord River. The map illustrates the town's literary and philosophical legacy, marking the Walden Pond State Reservation and Walden Pond itself, alongside Authors Ridge. This 1950 revision captures the region's transition from a rural intellectual enclave to a modernizing suburban corridor, evidenced by the development of the Bedford Airport and the expansive Cambridge Reservoir.

Local history is deeply etched into the terrain through family-named landmarks like Buttricks Brook and Punkatasset Hill. The presence of the Old Burying Ground and numerous other cemeteries like St Bernards Cem reflect centuries of settlement. Transport networks are well-defined, showing the Boston and Maine Railroad threading through Lincoln and West Bedford, while the Mohawk Trail and Concord Turnpike signal the growing importance of regional road travel.