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1968 Map of Greenfield

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Greenfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Greenfield and the neighboring industrial hubs of Turners Falls and Montague City occupy this bend of the Connecticut River in the late 1960s. The landscape is defined by its educational and civic institutions, ranging from the campus of Deerfield Academy and Stoneleigh-Burnham School to the County Jail and Franklin County Hospital. The rugged Pocumtuck Range and Rocky Mountain provide a sharp vertical contrast to the fertile South Meadows, where the Green River and Deerfield river systems converge.

Evidence of the region's rail-and-river economy is visible through the extensive tracks of the Boston and Maine railroad, including the significant yards at East Deerfield. Local history is deeply etched into the terrain at sites like Poets Seat, while numerous burial grounds such as Old Albany Cemetery and Green River Cemetery offer valuable points of reference for genealogical research. The map also captures the development of modern infrastructure, including Interchange 27 and Mohawk Airfield.