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1937 Map of Middleboro

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Middleboro
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

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Middleboro serves as the primary hub of this landscape, where the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad lines converge amidst a complex network of wetlands and rivers. The settlement pattern is defined by the massive Great Cedar Swamp and Meetinghouse Swamp, which separate distinct villages such as North Middleboro and Thompsonville. Local industry and agriculture are evident in the numerous cranberry bogs, including the Attwood Bogs and Washburn Bogs, while the State Farm and the Sewage Disposal Plant highlight mid-century institutional development.

Genealogists and local historians can locate several namesake burial grounds and community centers, from Purchase Cem and Richmond Cem to the Backus Memorial Ch. The hydrography is dominated by the Taunton River and its tributaries, crossed by landmarks like Sturtevant Bridge. To the south, the Lakeville State Sanitorium and the Fair Grounds mark the edge of the more developed town center during this pre-war survey era.