1971 Map of Winchendon

About this map

Winchendon serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this 1971 landscape, where the Millers River flows through a series of mill-related water bodies like Tannery Pond and Whitney Pond. The town's development is deeply intertwined with the Boston and Maine Railroad, which connects the main village to outlying settlements such as Waterville and Hydeville. To the north, the landscape crosses the State Line into New Hampshire, featuring Lake Monomonac and the remote Sip Pond. This survey captures the region just as local industry and transit patterns were stabilizing, noting significant municipal sites like the Town Hall and Murdock High Sch. The southern portion is dominated by public lands and flood control, including the Otter River State Forest and the Birch Hill Dam, which altered the natural course of the river near Beaman Brook.