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1968 Map of Sterling

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Sterling
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

The Stillwater River and Quinapoxet River converge in the south, feeding into the Wachusett Reservoir and Stillwater Basin. This 1960s landscape shows the critical water infrastructure of central Massachusetts, including the subsurface route of the Quabbin Aqueduct and several numbered shafts. In the hills above the reservoir, settlements like West Sterling and East Princeton maintain their traditional character near the expansive Leominster State Forest.

Transport and community hubs are well-defined, from the Sterling Airport to the industrial and rail activity at Sterling Junction along the Maine Central RR. Local history is preserved in the detailed mapping of the Sterling Camp Grounds, numerous family and town cemeteries like Legge Cem and North Cem, and rural schools such as the Houghton Sch. The terrain is punctuated by many named peaks, including Justice Hill and Kendall Hill, overlooking a patchwork of gravel pits and small ponds.