1977 Map of Haverhill

About this map

Merrimack River serves as the dominant geographic anchor for this late 1970s orthophotoquad, winding through the industrial and residential heart of Haverhill and Groveland. The aerial photography, captured in early April 1977, reveals the high-density urban grid of the riverfront before giving way to the expanding suburban developments of Newton, Plaistow, and Merrimac across the Massachusetts and New Hampshire border. Significant natural features like Kenoza Lake are clearly visible, providing a distinct contrast to the emerging highway infrastructure and commercial corridors that defined the region's late-century growth. This survey, produced by the Geological Survey and Soil Conservation Service, offers an unfiltered view of the land use and forested tracts remaining between these historic Merrimack Valley settlements.