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1970 Map of Medfield

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Medfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

The Charles River winds through this 1970 snapshot of Norfolk County, framing a landscape defined by historical town centers and significant institutional grounds. The extensive campus of the Medfield State Hospital occupies a prominent position north of Harding, while the Penn Central railroad corridors connect the primary settlements of Medfield and Millis. This era shows the suburban character of the region before further late-century development, preserving numerous local landmarks like the Library and several academic sites including Kingsbury High School and Wheelock School.

Genealogists will find a concentration of burial sites such as Vine Lake Cemetery and Prospect Hill Cemetery. The terrain is marked by numerous glacial ponds and named peaks, from the water-filled depression of South End Pond to the heights of Noanet Peak and Noon Hill. These natural features, alongside the marshes of Maple Swamp, illustrate the complex drainage patterns of the Charles River basin that shaped the early settlement and road networks of Dover and Sherborn.