1969 Map of Fitchburg

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Fitchburg and Leominster anchor this industrial and academic landscape, where the Penn Central and Boston and Maine railroads follow the path of the Whitman River and Phillips Brook. The urban center is defined by institutional landmarks like Fitchburg State College and the prominent Rollstone Hill quarry site. To the south and west, the terrain rises into the Leominster State Forest and the Fitchburg State Forest, areas marked by a complex network of municipal water supplies including Notown Reservoir, Haynes Reservoir, and Scott Reservoir. The map reveals the dense civic fabric of the era, from the concentration of neighborhood schools like Notre Dame High Sch to the expansive Cogshall Park and the Fitchburg Municipal Airport on the eastern edge of the quadrangle.