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1946 Map of North Brookfield

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of North Brookfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1946
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1946

About this map

North Brookfield and the surrounding Worcester County highlands are depicted here at the close of the Second World War, showing a landscape defined by industrial villages and numerous glacial ponds. The settlement pattern reveals the core of North Brookfield as a dense center of activity, supported by the Boston and Albany RR and marked by civic landmarks like the North Brookfield High School and Walnut Grove Cem.

Smaller hamlets like Oakham and Hillsville are connected by a network of historic routes, including the Old Turnpike and New Braintree Rd. The terrain is characterized by a series of prominent peaks, such as Tarbell Hill and Tufts Hill, which overlook a series of water bodies like Brooks Pond and Dean Pond. This survey provides a look at the region's rural and industrial balance before the expansion of modern highways altered the local travel patterns.