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1944 Map of Ludlow

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Ludlow
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The industrial and educational hub of Ludlow and Wilbraham is anchored by the Chicopee River, which defines the landscape during the mid-1940s. The river corridor serves as the primary artery for transportation, carrying both the Boston and Albany Railroad and the Central Vermont Railway through the valley. Significant institutional presence is marked by the Wilbraham Academy and the cluster of community landmarks in the Indian Orchard and North Wilbraham areas, including St John the Baptist Ch and St Aloysius Ch.

Away from the river, the terrain rises toward Minechoag Mtn, where a Fire Tower overlooks the sprawling Springfield Reservoir. The settlement pattern reflects a transition from the dense grids of Ludlow City to more dispersed rural features like the Ludlow Country Club and family-named landmarks such as Bagg Hill and Jefferson Peak. This survey, revised in 1944 by R. J. Belton and J. A. Law, provides a detailed look at the region’s topography and civil infrastructure at the height of the war era.