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1940 Map of Franklin

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

The town of Franklin serves as a primary hub of this 1930s landscape, centered around the Dean Academy and the busy intersection of the New York New Haven and Hartford RR. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent rises including Forge Hill, Bright Hill, and Pigeon Hill, with the Charles River winding through the western portion near North Bellingham. Social and industrial life is marked by local landmarks like St Marys Ch and the specialized Sewage Disposal plant near Unionville.

Further south, the landscape becomes more varied with features like the Woonsocket Airport and the Winisuquet Golf Club reflecting early 20th-century recreational and transportation shifts. Notable local burial sites such as Rakeville Cem and St Johns Cem provide essential data for family historians, while the state boundary between Massachusetts and Rhode Island cuts through the southern tier near West Wrentham and Burnt Swamp Corner.