1893 Map of Lawrence

About this map

Industrial expansion along the Merrimac River defines this late nineteenth-century landscape, centered on the dense urban grid of Lawrence. As a major textile and manufacturing hub, the city is surrounded by a complex web of transport, including the Main Line of Boston and Maine Railroad and the Lawrence Br. of Boston and Lowell R.R. which connected the mills to the broader region. Outside the urban core, the map reveals a rural-to-suburban transition marked by significant institutional landmarks like the Andover Theological Seminary and the sprawling State Almshouse near Tewksbury Center.