1977 Map of Medfield

About this map

The Charles River winds through the heart of Norfolk County in this 1977 orthophotoquad, which uses aerial imagery to show the land exactly as it appeared in the late seventies. The settlement of Medfield serves as a central hub, surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sherborn, Millis, and Dover. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this photographic survey provides a literal view of property boundaries, forest cover, and the expanding residential footprints of Harding and Walpole. The imagery reveals a landscape where dense suburban growth meets the persistent wetlands and floodplains of the river valley, offering researchers a precise record of late-twentieth-century land use and suburban development in Massachusetts.