1952 Map of Newburyport West

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The Merrimack River serves as the central artery of this mid-century landscape, dividing the industrial and residential centers of Amesbury and Salisbury Point from the more rural uplands of West Newbury. This 1952 revision captures the region's complex geography of hills and water, where the Powow River winds through the heart of Amesbury past Lake Gardner and Powow Hill. To the south, the terrain becomes a series of named elevations like Archelaus Hill and Indian Hill, interspersed with the Lower Artichoke Reservoir and Upper Artichoke Reservoir.