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1936 Map of Fitchburg

Name: 1936 Topographic Map of Fitchburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1936
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1936

About this map

Fitchburg and Leominster stand as the primary industrial anchors of this mid-1930s landscape, their urban footprints defined by a dense concentration of rail infrastructure. The Fitchburg Railroad and the Old Colony Railroad Fitchburg Branch converge near the Nashua River, highlighting the era's reliance on rail transport for manufacturing and commerce. Outside the city centers, the terrain transitions into a series of named elevations like Rollstone Hill and Jewell Hill, interspersed with smaller manufacturing hamlets such as Mill Village and Blackburn Village.

Genealogists and local historians can trace the rural infrastructure of the period through labeled points like School No 9 and School No 6. The northern portion of the map crosses into New Hampshire, showing the borderlands around Greenville and Mason. This intersection of state lines and multiple rail divisions, including the Cheshire Railroad, illustrates the complex transportation network that linked the hill towns of Worcester County to the broader New England economy.