1965 Map of Townsend

About this map

Townsend State Forest dominates the midsection of this borderland survey, where the Squannacook River and the Boston and Maine railroad corridor define the local economy and geography. In Townsend, clusters of civic life appear at the Spaulding Mem Sch and Riverside Cem, while Townsend Harbor and West Townsend flank the central village along the river valley. The map reveals the industrial and transport ties between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, particularly through the Nissitissit River drainage near South Brookline.