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1975 Map of Mt Grace

Name: 1975 Topographic Map of Mt Grace
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The town of Warwick serves as the focal point of this 1975 orthophotoquad, which uses rectified aerial imagery to document the wooded landscape of Franklin County. Unlike traditional topographic maps, this imagery-based study provides a literal view of the dense forest canopy and clearing patterns around Mayo Corners and the northern reaches of North Orange. The terrain is defined by significant elevations, including the prominent peak of Mt Grace and the surrounding heights of Mayo Hill and Temple Hill.

Surface water is most visible at Moores Pond, while the open expanse of Sunny Valley in the northwest corner reveals the agricultural and residential footprints of the era. This aerial perspective preserves the exact state of rural Massachusetts roadways and property boundaries before modern development, offering an unfiltered look at the intersection of human settlement and New Hampshire border-land wilderness.