1952 Map of South Groveland

About this map

Lake Cochichewick dominates the western landscape of this 1950s survey, surrounded by the growing residential and institutional centers of North Andover. To the south of the lake, the campus of Merrimack College and Ridgewood Cem sit near the edge of the rising terrain of Boston Hill. The map illustrates a transitional period in Essex County, where traditional industrial and agricultural markers like Clay Pit Hill and the Boston and Maine RR corridors in Ward Hill coexist with early suburban expansion. Further east, the character shifts toward more wooded, water-rich terrain in Boxford, marked by numerous smaller bodies of water such as Stiles Pond and Johnsons Pond. This topographical record captures the area before modern highway development significantly altered the local road network, including historic routes like Old Ferry Rd and Washington St.