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1937 Map of Orange

Name: 1937 Topographic Map of Orange
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1937
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1937

About this map

The Millers River valley serves as the industrial and transportation backbone of this 1937 landscape, where the Boston and Maine Railroad and the Mohawk State Highway parallel the water through Orange and West Orange. The map reveals a distinct division between the concentrated development of the river corridor and the upland settlements to the south, such as Morse Village and North New Salem. These higher elevations are characterized by scattered educational and community landmarks like the Morse Village Sch and Browns Fay Sch.

Genealogists can find significant local data in the distribution of family-named burial grounds, including Wilbur Cem and Branch Cem. The southern portion of the sheet is dominated by the nascent drainage patterns of the Swift River, showing the area before the full character of the Quabbin region was transformed. Detailed terrain features like North Pond Ridge and Rattlesnake Hill provide a clear view of the Franklin and Worcester County borderlands.