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1945 Map of Webster

Name: 1945 Topographic Map of Webster
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1945
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1945

About this map

The Quinebaug River and French River corridors define the industrial and social landscape of this southern Worcester County region in the mid-1940s. Mill settlements such as North Village, Chaseville, and Perryville are clustered along these watercourses, illustrating the historical dependence on hydro-power and river transport. The map documents the educational and religious infrastructure of the era, featuring Nichols College and the Holy Trinity Ch, alongside rural schools like the Chandler Sch.

Transport networks are anchored by the Boston and Albany Railroad and major thoroughfares including U. S. Route 15, which cut through a terrain heavily dotted with glacial ponds such as Shepherd Pond and Pierpont Meadow Pond. The state line between Massachusetts and Connecticut bisects the southern portion, showing how communities like Quinebaug and Fabyan functioned as a cohesive cross-border unit linked by the river valley.