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1990 Map of Rowe

Name: 1990 Topographic Map of Rowe
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

The Deerfield River carves a deep path through the northwestern corner of Massachusetts in this 1990 survey, marking a landscape defined by significant hydroelectric and industrial infrastructure. The presence of the Nuclear Powerplant and an Underground Powerplant near the Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp illustrates the region's late 20th-century role in power generation. High-elevation water management is evident at Sherman Reservoir on the Vermont border and the Lower Reservoir downstream.

Local history is preserved in the scattered hilltop settlements of Rowe, Heath, and Monroe Bridge, along with numerous family and community burial grounds such as North Cem and Christian Hill Cem. The southern edge of the map features the famous Mohawk Trail and the western entrance of the Hoosac Tunnel, a major engineering landmark for the railroad. Former industrial activity is noted at the Davis Mine, while vast tracts of the Green Mountain National Forest and Mohawk Trail State Forest maintain the area's timber and conservation character.