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1889 Map of Fitchburg

Name: 1889 Topographic Map of Fitchburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1889
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1889

About this map

Industrial nodes and railroad junctions define this late 19th-century landscape spanning the New Hampshire Massachusetts boundary line. The city of Fitchburg serves as a major hub, where the Fitchburg Railroad, Old Colony Railroad, and Fitchburg Branch converge near Rollstone Hill. To the west, the village of Gardner and the busy interchange at Ashburnham Junction highlight the era's reliance on rail transport for moving goods and people.

Upland terrain is marked by numerous family-named landmarks and water bodies, such as Watatic Mountain and the expansive Monomonac Lake on the northern border. Smaller manufacturing centers like Whitmanville, Mill Village, and Crockerville appear along the waterways, illustrating the dispersal of 1880s industry through the valleys. Topographer E.W. F. Natter also recorded many upland farms and local peaks, including Bean Porridge Hill and Mount Hunger.