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1941 Map of Westford

Name: 1941 Topographic Map of Westford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1941
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1941

About this map

Stony Brook and the Boston and Maine Railroad define the industrial and transit corridor of this Middlesex County landscape just before the mid-century. The map captures established mill and granite centers like Forge Village and Graniteville, where a Clay Pit near Kissacook Hill points to local extractive industries. In the south, Littleton Common serves as a primary junction for routes including the Hartford Road and Concord Road.

Regional connectivity is illustrated by the crossing of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad near North Acton. The terrain is marked by numerous glacial ponds and named heights, from Nabnasset Pond in the north to the large waters of Nagog Pond and Fort Pond. Local genealogy is anchored by the Fairview Cem and Westlawn Cem, while smaller settlements like Brookside and Carlisle Sta represent the dispersed nature of the township before modern suburban expansion.