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1935 Map of Lowell

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Lowell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Merrimack River serves as the industrial and geographic anchor of this 1935 survey, winding through the manufacturing center of Lowell and past the historic Middlesex Village. The landscape is defined by an intricate web of early 20th-century transportation, including the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Stony Brook Railroad, which connected the textile mills and granite operations of the Merrimack Valley.

Beyond the urban core, the map details numerous rural communities such as Pelham, Dunstable, and Chelmsford Center. Genealogists and local historians can find specific educational and religious landmarks like the St Marie Convent in Nashua and several district schools, including the Gilboa Sch and School No 5. The terrain is punctuated by family-named hills like Whortleberry Hill and Abrams Hill, alongside active resource sites such as the Flat Rock Quarry, reflecting the region's transition from agricultural roots to a diversified industrial economy.