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1944 Map of Reading

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Reading
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

Ipswich River winds through this Essex and Middlesex County landscape during the early 1940s, a period marked by wartime utility and established suburban growth. The presence of the Military Police Camp and Camp Curtis Guild, complete with its Rifle Range, underscores the era's military mobilization. Surrounding these installations are the residential cores of North Reading and Reading, where several educational landmarks like Batchelder Sch and Highland Sch serve the growing community.

Transit and recreation are centered around prominent water bodies and transport lines, notably the Boston and Maine RR and the expansive Lake Quannapowitt at Wakefield. Genealogists will find a wealth of burial sites, from the Old Burying Ground to the Puritan Lawn Cemetery. The map also details early industrial infrastructure such as Sewage Disposal facilities and numerous golf clubs, including the Colonial Golf And Country Club, reflecting the region's mid-century development.