1941 Map of Millers Falls

About this map

Millers River carves a deep valley through this Franklin County landscape, meeting the Connecticut River at the prominent French King Bridge. The terrain is defined by steep heights like Bear Mountain and Poplar Mtn, which separate the industrial activity of Millers Falls and Erving from the more secluded upland settlements. In the southern portion of the map, Locks Village and North Leverett sit near the shores of Lake Wyola and Fisher Pond, surrounded by numerous family-named burial grounds including Gardner Cem and South Cem. The influence of early 20th-century public works is visible at the CCC Camp near Northfield Farms, while the Boston and Maine RR and Central Vermont Ry trace the riverbanks, marking the vital transportation corridors that supported the region's paper and tool industries.