1893 Map of Taunton

About this map

Taunton serves as the industrial and transit hub of this late-nineteenth-century landscape, where a dense network of rail lines converges along the Taunton River. The map illustrates a mature Victorian economy, evidenced by the Copper Works near Barrowsville and the Almshouse near Oakland. The dominance of the Old Colony Railroad is clear, with its various branches like the Mansfield Branch and the Attleboro Branch connecting outlying villages such as Britannia Station and Whittenton.