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1943 Map of Westford

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Westford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

Westford and the surrounding townships of Middlefield and Roseboom define this agrarian landscape during the early 1940s. The region is characterized by small, dispersed hamlets such as Maple Valley and Lentsville, connected by a network of winding valley roads. Agricultural and local civic life are evidenced by the survival of several numbered rural schoolhouses, including School No 10 and School No 7, which served these upland communities before the widespread consolidation of the postwar era.

Water plays a central role in the geography, with Cherry Valley Creek cutting a prominent path through the center of the quadrangle. High points like Darling Hill overlook a mosaic of timbered ridges and cleared valley floors where settlements like Pleasant Brook and Five Points established themselves at strategic crossroads. The map captures the quiet, established character of Otsego County before significant modern development altered the rural school and road systems.