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1971 Map of Mt Toby

Name: 1971 Topographic Map of Mt Toby
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1973
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1973

About this map

The Connecticut River carves a wide path through the center of this landscape, separating the agricultural plains of Sunderland and Whately from the prominent heights of the Mt Toby State Forest. In the early 1970s, the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst is shown in significant detail, including Alumni Stadium and surrounding residential blocks. The river's influence on local infrastructure is evident at the Sunderland Bridge and the small riverside settlement of North Hadley.

Tracing the rail corridors of the Boston and Maine and Central Vermont, the map highlights the connectivity between rural villages like South Deerfield and Bradstreet. Notable landmarks for local historians include the Hatfield-Pilgrim Airport and the dramatic topography of the Mt Sugarloaf State Reservation, which overlooks the fertile valley floor where several State Fish Hatcheries and numerous cemeteries, such as Wildwood Cemetery, are situated.