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1941 Map of Lowell

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Lowell
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

The Merrimack River serves as the industrial and geographical heart of this area, as seen in the late 1930s. The city of Lowell exhibits a dense concentration of social and educational infrastructure, from the Lowell Textile Institute and State Teachers College to specialized facilities like St Peters Orphanage and the St Louis Convent. This period shows the city's growth pressing against its boundaries, with neighborhoods such as Belvidere, Highlands, and Ayers City clearly established alongside the Boston and Maine RR network.

North of the river, the landscape of Dracut remains more fragmented with smaller settlements like Collinsville and Varnumtown. The map captures an era where local industry and resource extraction were still present on the outskirts, evidenced by the Nickel Mine near Nickel Mine Brook. Numerous family and community burial grounds, such as Varnum Cem and Bailey Cem, are meticulously recorded, offering significant value for genealogical research into the families of Middlesex County.