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1893 Map of Haverhill

Name: 1893 Topographic Map of Haverhill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1904
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1904

About this map

The Merrimac River serves as the industrial and geographical anchor for this region, winding past the dense urban cores of Haverhill and Bradford. In the late nineteenth century, these cities were already major shoe-manufacturing centers, and the map illustrates the complex transportation network that supported them. Several lines of the Boston & Maine Railroad, including the Main Line of B. & M. R.R. and the Georgetown Branch of B. & M. R.R., radiate from the riverbanks into the surrounding New Hampshire and Massachusetts countryside.

Beyond the river valleys, the landscape is defined by dozens of drumlins and glacial ponds, such as Kenoza Lake and Great Pond. Small village centers like Atkinson Depot, Newton Junction, and Ayers Village dot the landscape, each tied to the railway or local water power. The survey captures the intricate Boundary Line between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, a frontier that divided the townships of Salem, Plaistow, and Kingston from their southern neighbors during a period of steady mill-driven growth.