1944 Map of Pawtucket

About this map

The Blackstone River valley dominates this mid-century landscape, tracing a corridor of industrial and social history through Cumberland Hill, Manville, and Valley Falls. The map documents a complex network of transportation and industry, where the New York New Haven and Hartford RR and the Providence and Worcester RR parallel the river's course. Significant local institutions are visible, including the Cistercian Monastery and the expansive Lincoln Woods Reservation, which surrounds Olney Pond. To the east, the Abbott Run valley provides a contrast with its chain of reservoirs like Pawtucket Reservoir and Happy Hollow Pond. This survey, conducted just before the close of World War II, preserves the locations of numerous schools such as Garvin Sch and several burial grounds, including the Polish Cem and Moshassuck Cem.