
The Nashua River serves as the central artery for this mid-1930s landscape, winding through a complex network of mill towns and rail junctions along the Massachusetts and New Hampshire border. The map reveals the industrial and institutional character of the era, from the sprawling campus of the Groton School to the communal legacy of Shaker Village. Transit was dominated by competing rail lines, including the Boston and Maine RR and the Fitchburg RR, which supported local hubs like Townsend Harbor and Paper Mill Village.
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1885 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Lowell
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Framingham
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Marlboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1887 · Fitchburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Marlboro
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Fitchburg
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Framingham
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1892 · Worcester
USGS Topo · 1:62,500