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1954 Map of Greenfield

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Greenfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

Greenfield and the neighboring industrial villages of Millers Falls and Montague sit at the confluence of the Connecticut River and Deerfield River in this mid-1950s record. The landscape is defined by the sharp ridges of the Pocumtuck Range and Rocky Mountain, where landmarks like Poets Seat and Pocumtuck Rock overlook the fertile valley. The map reveals a robust educational and institutional presence, showing the campuses of Deerfield Academy, Eagle Brook Sch, and the Stoneleigh Prospect Hill Sch.

Transport and power generation dominate the riverbanks, from the complex rail junctions of the Boston and Maine Railroad and Vermont Central Railroad at East Deerfield to the Griswold Canal and Turners Falls Reservoir. Smaller hamlets like Wapping, The Bars, and Cheapside appear alongside numerous burial grounds, including the Polish Cem and Highland Cem, offering a detailed view of the region's social and industrial layout before the interstate era.