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1944 Map of Uxbridge

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of Uxbridge
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1944
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The Blackstone River corridor defines the industrial and social landscape of this Worcester County region during the early 1940s. Centered on the textile-rich valley, the map reveals the dense settlement patterns of Whitinsville, Linwood, and Uxbridge, where the historic Blackstone Canal and the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad provided the vital infrastructure for local manufacturing. The map detail extends to the company housing of New Village and the recreational grounds of the Whitinsville Country Club.

Away from the river, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of small farms and family-held land, documented by numerous private burial grounds such as Taft Cem and Mowry Cem. The presence of the Aldrich Sch and Happy Hollow Sch among the wooded hills like Castle Hill and Bald Hill provides a clear view of the rural school districts that supported these outlying communities before mid-century consolidation altered the local geography.