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1940 Map of Wachusett Mtn

Name: 1940 Topographic Map of Wachusett Mtn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1940
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1940

About this map

Wachusett Mountain dominates the northeast corner of this 1938 survey, anchoring the Wachusett Mountain State Reservation in a landscape defined by elevated hills and scattered water bodies. The terrain transitions from the heights of Little Wachusett and Calamint Hill toward the lower valleys of the East Branch Ware River. The area’s institutional history is prominent, featuring both the State Sanatorium and the Central New England Sanatorium near Rutland.

Evidence of early 20th-century infrastructure is visible in the route of the Boston and Maine Railroad, which serves stations like Hubbardston Sta and Princeton Sta. Beneath the surface, the Quabbin Aqueduct cuts a straight line toward the southeast, representing a major hydraulic engineering feat of the era. Settlement patterns are focused around traditional village centers like Princeton and North Rutland, complemented by rural landmarks such as Cathedral Camp and several family-named burial grounds like Rural Glen Cem.