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1898 Map of Marlboro

Name: 1898 Topographic Map of Marlboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1914
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1914

About this map

Clinton and Marlboro serve as the primary hubs in this late 19th-century survey of the Nashua and Assabet River valleys. The landscape is defined by its complex network of late-Victorian rail corridors, including the Central Massachusetts Division and the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which connect industrial centers and smaller village stations like Bolton Sta. and Berlin Sta..

Beyond the railway junctions, the map captures a rural interior characterized by family-named landmarks and glacial topography, such as Whittemans Hill and Wattoquodock Hill. Water resources are central to the region's development, evidenced by the Fort Meadow Reservoir and several major ponds including Coachlace Pond and Chauncy Pond. Genealogists will find interest in the distinct village clusters at South Lancaster, Southboro, and Fayville, while the inclusion of the Temple in Shrewsbury provides a specific point of reference for local religious history.