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1943 Map of Westford

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Westford
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

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Cherry Valley Creek meanders through the central valley of this Otsego County landscape, serving as a primary drainage for the surrounding uplands during the mid-twentieth century. The settlement pattern is defined by small, concentrated hamlets like Westford and Middlefield, which are linked by roads following the natural contours of the valley floors. In the northern reaches, Roseboom and Pleasant Brook sit near the headwaters of Pleasant Brook, while Belvedere Lake anchors the northeastern corner.

Evidence of local industry and rural life is scattered across the township boundaries of Middlefield and Westford, with numerous Gravel Pits and Shale Pits indicating small-scale extraction. Genealogists can identify significant burial sites such as Westford Cem and Draper Hill Cem. The terrain is characterized by prominent rises like Darling Hill and narrow drainages such as Hubbell Hollow Creek and O'Connell Brook, which shaped the early development and agricultural boundaries of the region.