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1950 Map of Wilmington

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Wilmington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Tewksbury and Wilmington form the industrial and residential heart of this mid-century survey, a landscape defined by the convergence of the Boston and Maine Railroad and the winding Shawsheen River. The presence of the massive State Infirmary complex and its associated East State Infirmary Cem stands out in the northwest, reflecting the area's role in regional social services during this era.

The rail network creates several significant nodes, including Lowell Junction and Wilmington Junction, while an (Abandoned) Wilmington Branch hints at shifting transportation priorities as post-war suburbanization reached Pinehurst and Havenville. Recreation and local life center on Silver Lake and several neighborhood institutions like the Whitefield Sch and St William Ch, illustrating a period of transition from rural Middlesex County estates toward organized residential communities.