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1953 Map of Marlboro

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Marlboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Marlboro and its surrounding villages stand as a focal point of rail and water infrastructure during the mid-century transition of the Worcester and Middlesex county lines. The landscape is characterized by its heavy investment in education and public institutions, notably the Westborough State Hospital and private campuses like St Marks Sch and Fay Sch in Southboro. This era is defined by the coexistence of traditional industry and modern transportation, as the newly added Massachusetts Turnpike and Worcester Turnpike bisect the older rail corridors of the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Boston and Albany Railroad.

Major water bodies such as the Sudbury Reservoir and Fort Meadow Reservoir anchor the terrain, while local industry is evidenced by the presence of Marlboro Junction and the Marlboro Airport. For the researcher, the map preserves the names of numerous family burial grounds and neighborhood schools, including Robin Hill Cem, Maplewood Cem, and the Bigelow Sch, illustrating the dense social fabric of communities like Westboro and Fayville before late-20th-century expansion.