
Industrial development along the Merrimac River anchors this late 19th-century study, where the city of Lawrence emerges as a dense hub of textile production and transportation. The landscape is defined by an intricate web of rail lines, including the Main Line of Boston and Maine Railroad and the Salem and Lawrence Railroad, which connect the urban core to outlying villages like Ballardvale and North Reading.
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1886 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Lowell
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Framingham
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Newburyport
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Haverhill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Lawrence
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Salem
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1889 · Framingham
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Haverhill
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Newburyport
USGS Topo · 1:62,500