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1964 Map of Mt Holyoke

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Mt Holyoke
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Amherst College and the surrounding academic and agricultural landscape define this mid-century view of the Pioneer Valley. The Connecticut River anchors the western edge, sweeping past Hadley and Northampton toward the dramatic geomorphology of the Holyoke Range. This survey documents a critical period of educational expansion and conservation, featuring the grounds of Mt Holyoke College and the protected slopes within Skinner State Park and Mt Tom State Reservation.

The infrastructure of the era is preserved through the routes of the Central Vermont RR and the Boston And Maine RR, alongside significant civic landmarks like Smith Academy and Hopkins Academy. From the residential streets of South Amherst to the mill-driven heritage of Mill Valley and Aldrich Mills, the map provides a precise record of late-20th-century Massachusetts valley life before more contemporary suburban development altered the rural-urban balance.