1941 Map of Mt Toby

About this map

The Connecticut River carves a deep valley through the heart of the Pioneer Valley, framed by the dramatic heights of the Pocumtuck Range and Mt Toby. This 1935 survey captures a bustling agricultural and academic landscape during the pre-war era, showing the extensive campus of Massachusetts State College in Amherst before its mid-century expansion. The map documents an intricate transportation network where the Boston and Maine Railroad, New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and Central Vermont Railway converge to serve local industry and agriculture.