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1918 Map of Framingham

Name: 1918 Topographic Map of Framingham
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1918
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1918

About this map

The Mass. State Muster Grounds and the State Prison anchor the industrial and institutional landscape of this 1918 military tactical map. A dense network of rail lines, including the Fitchburg Railroad and the Boston and Albany Railroad, crisscrosses the terrain, illustrating the region's importance as a transportation hub during the early twentieth century. These corridors connect established centers like Concord and Natick with smaller village clusters such as Nine Acre Corner and Westvale.

The landscape is defined by its water and woods, from the famed Lake Walden and the Sudbury River to the broad Cambridge Reservoir. Local history is preserved in landmarks like the Wayside Inn and the numerous named hills such as Nobscot Hill and Annursnack Hill. This survey, compiled by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, provides a precise look at the suburban and industrial expansion surrounding Framingham before the mid-century highway era.