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1964 Map of Franklin

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Franklin
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Charles River and Peters River systems anchor this study of the borderlands between Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Industrial and residential expansion is evident around Woonsocket and Franklin, where the Conrail lines intersect growing neighborhoods like Country View Estates and Valley View. Educational and religious institutions are prominent landmarks, including the Wentworth Institute, the Mt St Marys Abbey, and the Wrentham State School.

The landscape transitions from the developed commercial corridor of Walnut Hill Plaza Shopping Center to the protected woodlands of the Franklin State Forest. Water management is a defining feature of the area, ranging from the large Diamond Hill Reservoir and Miscoe Lake in the south to smaller recreational bodies like Lake Hiawatha and Silver Lake. Finer details such as St Johns Cem and the Pine Crest Sch provide valuable points for local history research.