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1944 Map of West Springfield

Name: 1944 Topographic Map of West Springfield
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Proven Mountain and the ridge of East Mountain dominate the central landscape of this mid-1940s survey, marking a sharp vertical divide between the industrial centers and the rural uplands. To the east, the Westfield River carves through West Springfield and North Agawam, where the Boston and Albany Railroad corridor supports a dense grid of residential and commercial streets. Significant public institutions are established along the slopes, including the Westfield State Sanatorium and the Hampden County Training Sch.

Southward, the terrain transitions into a patchwork of smaller crossroads like Feeding Hills and Rising Corner, extending across the Massachusetts-Connecticut state line into Suffield. The presence of features like the waterworks, numerous quarries, and the Covered Reservoir indicates an area heavily managed for municipal utilities and resource extraction, while local history is anchored by the Paucatuck Cem and rural schools like Ashley Sch.