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1969 Map of Oxford

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Oxford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

Lake Chaubunagungamaug dominates the southwestern landscape of this tri-state border region, its intricate shoreline featuring Wawela Park and Colonial Park. The water's complex geography includes Birch Island, Second Island, and Reid Smith Cove, reflecting the area's history as a prominent recreational and residential destination. To the east, the vast canopy of the Douglas State Forest covers Douglas Woods, a terrain marked by glacial features like Bugs Swamp and Cedar Swamp.

Industrial and transit history is etched into the terrain via the Providence and Worcester railroad and the historic Central Turnpike. Settlement patterns are densest in Webster and Oxford, where local institutions like Hubbard Hospital and several parochial cemeteries, including St Josephs Cemetery and Mt Zion Cem, serve the community. The map also captures the rural character of West Sutton and East Thompson, where family-named landmarks like Whittier Hill and Emerson Hill overlook a landscape of ponds and small brooks.