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2015 Map of Fitchburg

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Fitchburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Fitchburg and Leominster dominate this landscape, their industrial and academic footprints centered on the North Nashua River and its various reservoirs. The presence of Fitchburg State Coll and the Fitchburg Municipal Airport signals the modern institutional importance of the region, while the B & M RR corridor remains a key transit artery through Waites Corner and Wachusett Station.

Elevations rise sharply in the Monoosnoc Hills and around Rollstone Hill, creating a natural divide between the urban centers and the larger water works such as Notown Reservoir and Haynes Reservoir. The map is particularly useful for local historians tracing early family sites, with numerous burial grounds like Saint Joseph Cem, Laurel Hill Cem, and Evergreen Cem placed near the historic millponds and brooks that once powered local industry.