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1958 Map of Springfield South

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Springfield South
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The Connecticut River serves as the central artery for this late 1950s survey of the borderlands between Massachusetts and Connecticut. The dense urban grid of Springfield transitions southward into the residential expanses of Longmeadow and eventually the agricultural and institutional lands of Enfield. Notable industrial and civic footprints include the Armory and the sprawling Exposition Grounds in West Springfield, while the medical landscape is defined by institutions like Mercy Hospital and Shriners Hospital.

Transportation networks are heavily represented by the Conrail and Penn Central rail lines that parallel the river and bisect the landscape. Local geography is punctuated by significant water bodies such as Watershops Pond and Porter Lake, which anchor the city's park systems. Near the state line, the presence of the Osborne Prison Farm and the Longmeadow Country Club illustrates the shifting land use from dense municipal center to specialized peripheral developments.