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1895 Map of Granville

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Granville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1939
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1939

About this map

Blandford and Granville anchor this late 19th-century survey of the upland country along the Massachusetts Connecticut Boundary Line. The landscape is defined by its deep river valleys and the industrial influence of the Boston and Albany Railroad, which follows the winding course of the Westfield River through the heart of the Berkshires foothills. Notable local centers like Russell and Montgomery sit perched above the rugged drainage basins of Shatterack Brook and Bear den Brook.

Evidence of early extraction and water power is visible in features like Ore Hill and the numerous small ponds and falls, including Salmon Falls and Hazzard Pond. To the east, the terrain levels into the broad valley of Southwick, where the New York New Haven and Hartford R. R. Northampton Div. skirts the Congamond Lakes. This sheet captures a critical transition period where hilltop villages like West Granville remained while new transportation corridors began to concentrate growth in the river valleys.