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1944 Map of Wilmington

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

USGS Topo · Published 1944

About this map

The State Infirmary and its associated grounds dominate the northwestern portion of this mid-century landscape, accompanied by the Tewksbury Cem and East State Infirmary Cem. The region is defined by a dense network of water and transit, where the Shawsheen River and Ipswich River wind through lowlands like the Great Swamp. A significant historical remnant is visible in the Middlesex Canal (Abandoned), which cuts a diagonal path toward East Billerica, south of the Boston and Maine Railroad.

Settlement patterns in Wilmington and North Wilmington show a mix of institutional use and small-town growth, centered around local landmarks such as Silver Lake and the Cranberry Bog. For those tracing local genealogy or land use, the map identifies numerous neighborhood schools including the Whitefield Sch and Maple Meadow Sch, alongside spiritual centers like St William Ch and St Marys Mission.