1888 Map of Lawrence

About this map

The Merrimac River serves as the industrial engine for Lawrence in the late 1880s, where a dense grid of urban streets gives way to the sprawling institutional and educational landscapes of Essex County. To the south, the Andover Theological Seminary and the State Almshouse near Tewksbury Center stand as significant landmarks of the era's social and intellectual infrastructure. The terrain is defined by a series of prominent glacial hills, such as Holt's or Prospect Hill and Boston Hill, which overlook a complex network of waterways including the Shawsheen River and Haggett's Pond.