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1969 Map of Shrewsbury

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Shrewsbury
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Wachusett Reservoir defines the northwestern corner of this landscape, its waters reaching into Andrews Harbor and Lord Cove below the Scar Hill Bluffs. Settlement patterns here reflect the mid-century growth of Worcester’s eastern suburbs, where the established centers of Shrewsbury and Northborough are joined by residential developments in Fairlawn and Edgemere. The area is notably dense with institutional land uses, from the sprawling grounds of the Grafton State Hospital to the Masonic Nursing Home and the Lyman State Sch.

Transportation infrastructure dominates the southern half of the sheet, where the Penn Central rail lines and the Boston Worcester Turnpike provide critical connections. Local history is preserved in numerous family-named landmarks like Rawson Hill and Tomblin Hill, while the Drive-in Theater near Temple Hill offers a classic mid-century cultural marker. The terrain remains varied, with significant elevations at Tower Hill and Ball Hill overlooking the wetlands of Scotland Swamp.