1932 Map of Winchendon

About this map

The boundary between New Hampshire and Massachusetts defines the character of this 1932 survey, focusing on the highlands of the Winchendon Quadrangle. This advance sheet utilizes aerial photography from the Army Air Corps to document a landscape of glacial ponds and prominent ridges like Brigham Hill and Fairmount Hill. The Boston and Maine railroad corridor provides the primary infrastructure link through the region, passing through the settlement at State Line. Local history is preserved in the location of Rand Cem and Sch No 1, providing specific points of interest for genealogists tracing families in the borderlands of Cheshire and Worcester counties. The map effectively illustrates the drainage patterns of the area, from Sip Pond and Lake Monomonac to smaller water bodies like Robbins Pond.