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1970 Map of Templeton

Name: 1970 Topographic Map of Templeton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Otter River winds through this central Massachusetts landscape, defining a corridor of industrial and social history at the start of the 1970s. The settlement at Baldwinville serves as a primary hub, where the Boston and Maine Railroad lines intersect near Depot Pond and the Greenlawn Cem. The presence of large institutional footprints, such as the Fernald State Sch and the Narragansett Regional High Sch, speaks to the town's role in regional education and social services during this era.

Southward, the terrain transitions into the dense woodlands of the Templeton State Forest and Hubbardston State Forest. Local recreation and mid-century culture are evident in features like the Drive-In Theater near East Templeton and the Gardner Municipal Airport. For genealogists, several burial grounds including Norcross Hill Cem and Wildwood Cem provide essential markers for tracing family ties in the villages of Brooks Village and Templeton.