1935 Map of Fitchburg

About this map

Industrial hubs and steep New England topography define this 1930s survey of the borderlands between Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The city of Fitchburg sits at a major rail junction, where the Fitchburg Railroad meets the Old Colony Railroad, surrounded by prominent heights like Rollstone Hill. The landscape to the north and west transitions into a network of upland ponds and villages, including Ashburnham and Greenville. This era captures a complex transportation network of the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Cheshire Railroad serving scattered mill towns and rural stations. Local landmarks such as Meeting House Pond and School No 8 near Mason provide specific points of interest for genealogical research, while the numerous reservoirs like Bancroft Reservoir and Lower Naukeag illustrate the region's managed water resources during the mid-20th century.