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1894 Map of Warwick

Name: 1894 Topographic Map of Warwick
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

The Connecticut River and Millers River define the industrial and transport corridors of north-central Massachusetts in the late 19th century. Surveyed in 1887, the landscape is heavily influenced by the intersecting lines of the Fitchburg R. R., the New London Northern R. R., and the Boston and Albany R. R.. These rail networks connected river towns like Millers Falls, Erving, and Orange, facilitating the growth of manufacturing centers while smaller agricultural outposts like North Orange and Warwick remained centered around their upland village commons.

Evidence of the era's transport economy is visible in the placement of South Vernon Junction at the Vermont border and a river Ferry near French King. Significant topographic features such as Mount Grace and Bolster Hill loom over the river valleys, while local infrastructure like the Bliss Reservoir and various water bodies including Lake Moore and Harris Pond reflect the region's managed water resources. Notable local landmarks like Mt. Hermon and the Wendell Depot provide specific points of interest for those tracing the development of Franklin County's early settlements.