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1949 Map of Pawtucket

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Pawtucket
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

The Blackstone River serves as the industrial spine of this Rhode Island landscape, anchoring a chain of mill towns including Manville, Albion, and Lonsdale. By the late 1940s, the dense urban grid of Central Falls and Valley Falls contrasts sharply with the expansive wooded terrain of the Lincoln Woods Reservation to the west. This period captures the region's diverse infrastructure, from the active New York New Haven and Hartford RR lines to the Berkeley Airport and the Radio Towers (WPAL) near Saylesville.

Genealogical and local history details are abundant, with numerous cemeteries such as Moshassuck Cem and St James Cem marked alongside institutions like the Cistercian Monastery and Garvin Sch. The map also preserves the names of smaller, localized settlements such as Quinnville, Limerock, and Arnold Mills, while naming prominent elevations like Beacon Pole Hill and Quinsnicket Hill. The intricate network of reservoirs, including the Pawtucket Reservoir and Sneech Pond, highlights the region's managed water resources during this era of post-war development.